History Trivia / ShaunOfTheDead

* DVDCommentary: The DVD features numerous commentaries, including one with zombies. In fact, Creator/EdgarWright himself states on the Director's Commentary that his aim is to have "More commentary tracks than ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''". If you include ''Series/{{Spaced}}'' and ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', he's pretty much done this.

* TropeNamer:
** NotUsingTheZWord
** RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain

** In Italy, while Shaun was omitted from the title, the film was released as ''L'alba dei morti dementi'' ("Dawn of the Demented Dead") maintaining the reference to ''Film/DawnOfTheDead'' and being a pun on "morti viventi", the living dead.

* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/EdgarWright and Creator/SimonPegg wrote the role of Ed especially for Creator/NickFrost.

* ImageSource:
** ChekhovsGun

* QuoteSource: This film provides the page quote for:
** NotUsingTheZWord
** ZombieInfectee

*** Additionally, Pegg and Wright tried to contact the artists to get permission to include their album covers in the scene. Only Music/{{Sade}} and Music/NewOrder gave the filmmakers permission, while [[Music/DireStraits Mark Knopfler]], Music/{{Prince}}, and Music/TheStoneRoses did not respond (meaning that their album covers are not actually shown on camera).

** The record smashing scene where they keep Music/{{Prince}}'s ''Music/PurpleRain'' and ''Music/SignOTheTimes'' and throw [[Music/Batman1989 the]] ''[[Music/Batman1989 Batman]]'' [[Music/Batman1989 soundtrack]] was originally written with Music/DavidBowie in mind (with Shaun and Ed keeping ''Music/HunkyDory'' and ''[[Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars Ziggy Stardust]]'' and throwing the ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' soundtrack. They ultimately went with Prince because they thought it was funnier.

* TheDanza: Creator/PeterSerafinowicz as Pete.
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the DVD's outakes of the scene where Shaun and Ed call out for Pete, after they learn that being bitten by a zombie turns you into another - Ed calls Pete 'Peter Serafinowicz'.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: A large factor in deciding to hide out at the Winchester is that Ed will be allowed to smoke. This immediately dates the film, since while it was legal to smoke in enclosed public places (such as pubs) in England in 2004, when the film was made, it's been illegal since 2007.

** In Italy, while Shaun was omitted from the title, the film was released as ''L'alba dei morti dementi'' ("Dawn of the Demented Dead") maintain the reference to ''Film/DawnOfTheDead'' and being a pun on "morti viventi", the living dead.

** In Italy, the film was released as ''L'alba dei morti dementi'' ("Dawn of the Demented Dead") being a pun on "morti viventi", the living dead. While Shaun is omitted from the title, it does maintain the reference to ''Film/DawnOfTheDead''.

** In Italy, the film was released as ''L'alba dei morti dementi'' ("Dawn of the Demented Dead") being a pun on "morti viventi", the living dead.

* BigNameFan: Creator/GeorgeARomero was said to have been a huge fan of the movie. He invited Creator/EdgarWright and Creator/SimonPegg to make a cameo in ''Film/LandOfTheDead''. They played a pair of chained up zombies.

* StillbornFranchise: Pegg and Wright considered a sequel titled ''From Dusk Til Shaun'' that would replace zombies with another monster (likely vampires, [[Film/FromDuskTilDawn given the title]]), but decided against it as they were pleased with the first film as a stand-alone product, and thought too many characters died to continue the story.

* StillbornFranchise: Pegg and Wright considered a sequel that would replace zombies with another monster, but decided against it as they were pleased with the first film as a stand-alone product, and thought too many characters died to continue the story.
** The title? ''From Dusk Till Shaun.''
* TropeNamer;

* BigNameFan: George A. Romero was said to have been a huge fan of the movie. He invited Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg to make a cameo in ''Film/LandOfTheDead''. They played a pair of chained up zombies.

* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: When Shaun, Liz, David, Dianne, Barbara, and Ed run into the alternative "gang" as they make their way to the Winchester, there are quite a few comedy partnerships brought together again.
** Creator/SimonPegg and Creator/JessicaHynes - [[Series/{{Spaced}} Tim and Daisy]].
** Creator/LucyDavis and Creator/MartinFreeman - [[Series/TheOfficeUK Dawn and Tim]].
** Creator/DylanMoran and Creator/TamsinGreig - [[Series/BlackBooks Bernard and Fran]].
** Creator/JuliaDeakin and Creator/NickFrost are, of course, in ''Spaced'' too, as Marsha and Mike.

** Had they been unable to get the rights to [[Music/{{Queen}} Don't Stop Me Now]], the iconic fight scene would have been set to Boney M's "Rasputin".

* BigNameFan: George A. Romero was said to a huge fan of the movie. He invited Nick Frost and Simon Pegg to be in Land of the Dead as cameos. They played a pair of chained up zombies.

** In Russia, the film was renamed. That's okay, they couldn't translate this pun. Why in the hell they called it ''A Zombie Named Shaun' is beyond me, particularly because Shaun doesn't become a zombie!