History Headscratchers / ShaunOfTheDead

** There is also the implication that people outside of Shauns group are slightly more GenreSavvy than most Z-word media, we are never really shown anything outside of Shaun's area, that area might of been just ''really'' unlucky, and most of the UK was already handling the dead problem really well, perhaps the guy on the other end of the phone was in an area already cleared by the army.

** According to Simon Pegg, as quoted in Clark Collis's 2001 book ''You've Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life'': "We weren't quite sure about the spelling. We didn't want it to be S-E-A-N, because people who didn't know that spelling would go, '''Seen of the Dead''?' We thought, should we spell it the way that has a 'w' in it, so it was even more of a play on ''Dawn of the Dead''? [But] we didn't want it to be too obvious, so we made it ''Shaun of the Dead''. That's how we got there in the end."

** And anyway, Ed explains in the plot hole fillers on the DVD bonus features that he no longer gets the urge to eat Shaun, although he "wouldn't mind giving Liz a nibble".

** Also, we never see for certain that it ''is'' a zombie. Given that the first half of the movie makes a pretty big point of hammering home the message that "people in 21st century Britain might as well be zombies!", it could legitimately have ''been'' a drunk who was utterly paralytic.

** It's implied that it's Noel, the obnoxious assistant from Shaun's work, trying to score some weed. He speaks on the phone to a friend of his during work hours, mentioning that "I spoke to him; he ain't got nuffin'", (the conversation which prompts Shaun to upbraid him for personal conversations in work hours, only to receive a call from Liz). We know Ed "deals a bit of weed", and in that conversation outside the pub he repeats that he has "nuffin'". I am pretty sure that you can hear Noel's voice if you listen closely enough. [[spoiler:He turns up in the final TV montage as the zombie pushing trolleys in the supermarket car park.]]
*** Just to add, Ed specifically says "I've only got a henry meself", and later in Shaun's work, Noel takes a phonecall during Shaun's speech, noting to this new caller that "He's only got a henry". Also, Ed calls the caller 'Noodle' which seems like a fairly simple extension of the name Noel as a nickname. The second call Ed gets outside the Winchester also starts with a barely audible "'ello maaaate" similar to Noel's earlier interruptions at the shop.

** There is also the implication that people outside of Shauns group are slightly more GenreSavvy than most Z-word media,we are never really shown anything outside of Shauns area, that area might of been just ''really'' unlucky, and most of the UK was already handling the dead problem really well, perhaps the guy on the other end of the phone was in an area already cleared by the army.

*** It may be that Shaun picked up and put Philip in the house, seeing as wives of the dead seem to be able to keep their husbands, it's probably that due to how apparently easy it is to control them families are allowed to house their deceased loved one in a pseudo pet/help status al a Film/{{Fido}}

*** Any number of things, really -- it got crashed into and wrecked in the chaos, it was nicked by some opportunistic car thieves who didn't mind tangling with the zombie in the back, or something similar to the explanation about the house above; post-apocalypse it was recovered by whatever authorities were in charge of that kind of thing (since someone would have to remove all the abandoned cars from the streets in order to clear them and it would be easy to check who the owner was through the license plate), Zombie!Philip somehow removed from it and, since as heir Shaun is legally the rightful owner, returned to him to sell or keep however he pleased. For all we know it's sitting outside Shaun and Liz' house as they speak at the end.

** The title came after the name, I believe. They sound the same, so there's not really a difference.

*** It may be that Shaun picked up and put Philip in the house, seeing as wives of the dead seem to be able to keep their husbands, its probably that due to how apparently easy it is to control them families are allowed to house their deceased loved one in a psuedo pet/help status al a Film/{{Fido}}

*** Not remotely the same. Shaun was acting as bait; i.e., he was running away from them. Diane walked right ''into'' them and was surrounded and within arm's--and teeth's--reach as soon as she walked out the door.

** Plus, a certain spelling of a name in Britain as opposed to America might be preferred or more common, but it's hardly a set-in-concrete rule or unbreakable law of the universe or anything; Shaun's parents might simply have preferred that spelling when naming him. For all we know Shaun might be one of those people who constantly have to correct people when they try to spell his name because they're used to the more common versions.

** [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Cornettos]].

*** It may be that Shaun picked up and put Philip in the house, seeing as wives of the dead seem to be able to keep their husbands, its probably that due to how apparently easy it is to control them families are allowed to house their deceased loved one in a psuedo pet/help status al a {{film/Fido}}

* How did they do the girl with a gaping hole (the one that is perforated with a pipe)? It's not just a wound - it's a ''hole'' - you can clearly see Shaun and Ed through it, could they even do that with CGI? It's a single shot, and her movement seem too fluid for a puppet, and the hole is right through her abdonement, so it doesn't look like a prop or make-up either. So, how did they do it?

* Why didn't that same pipe turn the zombie into a paraplegic? It looked like it went right through her spinal cord. It seems like a missed opportunity for a crawler in this tropers humble opinion.

*** Either way, was probably either dead (haha) easy to buy in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse that would have significantly thinned out the population and thus left the real estate market in somewhat of a glut. Hell, that's assuming they even bothered to buy it, if whoever did own it got eaten and there were no immediate heirs to take over, Shaun may just keep living there without bothering to establish ownership. In the new world, possession of a home that no one else is contesting ownership of is probably 9/10ths of the law.

*** Any number of things, really -- it got crashed into and wrecked in the chaos, it was nicked by some opportunistic car thieves who didn't mind tangling with the zombie in the back, or something similar to the explanation about the house above; post-apocalypse it was recovered by whatever authorities were in charge of that kind of thing (since someone would have to remove all the abandoned cars from the streets in order to clear them) and it would be easy to check who the owner was through the license plate), Zombie!Philip somehow removed from it and, since as heir Shaun is legally the rightful owner, returned to him to sell or keep however he pleased. For all we know it's sitting outside Shaun and Liz' house as they speak at the end.

** The film had lot's of visual and sound effects to establish the zombie mood leading up to the outbreak that may or may not have been actual evidence of anything yet. Mentioned above the zombie that knocked on the pub door may well have just been a drunk, the pidgeon eater may have just been a crazy homeless lady. This troper will attest that would hardly have been the weirdest thing they'd seen in London in RealLife

** It's implied that it's Noel, the obnoxious assistant from Shaun's work, trying to score some weed. He speaks on the phone to a friend of his during work hours, mentioning that "I spoke to him; he ain't got nuffin'", (the conversation which prompts Shaun to upbraid him for personal conversations in work hours, only to receive a call from Liz). We know Ed "deals a bit of weed", and in that conversation outside the pub he repeats that he has "nuffin'". This troper is pretty sure that you can hear Noel's voice if you listen closely enough. [[spoiler:He turns up in the final TV montage as the zombie pushing trolleys in the supermarket car park.]]

*** This Troper admits his negligence; I forgot about those details.

** Did you see the TV Montage right before it? Clearly the government hasn't. And watch what happens when Shaun sits down to play: Ed leans over, as if to bite, Shaun scolds him, and Ed backs off immediately and goes back to playing the video game. As for what, or even if, he's feeding him? It's entirely possible, even probable, that the zombies don't ''only'' eat human meat, and for all we know it's not even necessary to feed him.

** Most people in Britain spell it 'Sean' anyway, this British troper has never met a 'Shawn', and only rarely a 'Shaun'. So maybe 'Shaun' is meant to be a halfway point: punny enough that the joke is obvious on the DVD cover, but British enough not to confuse people. Just seeing the cover of the film, I'd take a while to realise 'Shawn' was meant to be someone's name.

** I always thought she put 2 and 2 together that there was a fresh bouquet of flowers with a "To a wonderful Mum" card in the bin outside her son's favorite haunt on the day he was supposed to visit her

* Why didn't that same pipe turn the zombie into a paraplegic? It looked like it went right through her spinal cord. It seems like a missed opportunity for a crawler in this tropers humble opinion

*** In the ending scene where Liz was cozying up to Shaun on a couch you can see Dianne's photo along with Shaun's mom's and Pete's on a shelf behind them, probably implying she's dead as well. Also, they forgot Phillip.

** [[TrasemarkFavoriteFood Cornettos]].