Every Reference in Shaun of the Dead | Vanity Fair

Here's every music, movie, tv show, and celebrity reference in Edgar Wright's 2004 zombie parody classic 'Shaun of the Dead.' From using the score in "Dawn of the Dead" to more obscure nods like Pop Larkin's "Perfick!" from 'The Darling Buds of May,' check out all the pop culture references and homages you may have missed from the classic zom-rom-com.
"This is pretty damn good. A few are unintentional (The Office, Brainded) and one I didn't find out about until way later (Brannigan). Still, enjoy!" - Edgar Wright
Still haven’t subscribed to Vanity Fair on KZbin? ►► bit.ly/2z6Ya9M
ABOUT VANITY FAIR
Arts and entertainment, business and media, politics, and world affairs-Vanity Fair’s features and exclusive videos capture the people, places, and ideas that define modern culture.
Every Reference in Shaun of the Dead | Vanity Fair

[@MrAwsomeFaceGaming]

In the movie, the characters fight zombies. This is a subtle nod to the fact that this is a zombie movie.

[@Bigboyboris3614]

Now it makes sense

[@yourfathersinferioritycomplex]

How about that!

[@llamapocolypes2875]

BEaCaUsE iT iS a zOmBiE MoViE

[@llamapocolypes2875]

@@cukman1643 you, my dear fellow have fallen into my trap I used ThIs fOnT to show that I understood the joke so r/woooosh

[@cukman1643]

llamapocolypes YT dude who you taking to?

[@JohnDRuddyMannyMan]

As the main characters huddle around Shaun holding the rifle in the Winchester as the first wave of zombies start to flow in, Shaun says "get behind me! Get behind me!" just like Han Solo in Star Wars, just as storm troopers are breaking though the doors of the cell block on the Death Star.

[@egpmh2891]

Still love that “We’re coming to get you Barbara!”

[@Drp_br_]

EGPMH ThErE comIng To GeT yOu BarBrA!

[@egpmh2891]

@@Drp_br_ that is what they were referencing, which is why I love that scene

[@doodledevore4374]

@@Drp_br_ tHeY'Ve bEen DeAd A lOnG tIMe..

[@londontrada]

The shop being called "Landis" is actually very clever as there used to be a very common shop in the UK called Londis.

[@L_J_D23]

Just to avoid copyright I bet

[@macman975]

@@L_J_D23 Well, not really if they were calling the shop Landis after John Landis.

[@willlewis9076]

Londis still exists

[@xfmk9296]

used to be?

[@londontrada]

@@xfmk9296 Are they still going? I haven't seen one in 20 years 😂

[@account-pb2df]

Remember when that character said hi? This is a direct reference to the 1984 film where the main character actually says the word hi

[@sunsetpark_fpv]

LMFAOOOO!!!!! I knew that 1984 movie quote too! He said that while he waved .....that was an awesome scene :P

[@carncats07]

But that 1984 film was actually already rainy homage to that classic 1957 film where the lead character says hi.

[@alhawki99]

Yea, maybe I'm not sure about the 1957 one.

[@broses456]

When Shaun says "He's got an arm off!" I think that's a reference to Monty Python

[@adamcole4623]

I think you're right. "It's only a flesh wound!"

[@samkul1699]

And Tis but a scratch

[@harrylittle5412]

They missed that "Shaun" was actually in reference to the main character's name

[@alanwakeish]

That is not a reference.

[@TooGood4Gamesv1]

The reference was that it's similar to Dawn of the Dead....they used Shaun instead so it'll be similar for that exact reason..

[@Metzo-mh9tc]

Just a Potato with a Face woooooosh aswell

[@JpKizzy]

Whooooooosh

[@YellowTwerker]

Stephen Robinson your not very bright are you

[@jacobgame2757]

I think you would have done a better coverage if you just played the whole film. It is 99.9% References.

[@blexxter9332]

True. Kinda the point of a parody, isn't it?

[@miguelgouveia8542]

Right

[@chrisbacon9210]

The entire cornetto trilogy references movies and the others in the trilogy

[@jondavey7303]

@@chrisbacon9210 Most films are these days aren't they. Postmodernism 'n all.

[@cbarre9937]

Correct

[@christheghostwriter]

People laugh at me when I say that this is my favorite movie. But it is. It's a rarified quality of filmmaking. It works on so many levels. On one hand, it's possible to enjoy it without knowing any of the references. On the other hand, the fact that pretty much every scene in the film contains some sort of reference while still forming a cohesive story is almost unbelievable. Think about most movies that try to reference and parody pop culture: they're usually complete trash, with the references taking the place of storytelling while mocking their source materials. In SotD, Wright offers a really solid, and sometimes even emotionally powerful narrative while also weaving in hundreds of references (many more than this video identifies) to other films. That shows how much Wright and Pegg genuinely love the pop culture they reference in this film.

[@mr.halloween87]

Well said!

[@christheghostwriter]

@@mr.halloween87 thanks 🙂

[@aclockworkreview]

You forgot one Panic by the smiths with the lyric "panic on the streets of London"

[@synaesthesia2010]

when he was channel surfing and it made it sound like that's what the tv was saying. you know it cost £10,000 just for the right to use one second of that song?

[@aclockworkreview]

@@synaesthesia2010 I didn't know that wow that's something cool

[@magicmandan9294]

And "if you leave me now" by Chicago

[@ZoneHorror.]

Also forgot Don't stop me now.

[@bananasplitlady3045]

I know! I got really surprised and excited at that part and then I remembered that Brits have better tastes in music than Americans and that it wasn't that weird. That's one of my favorite songs of all time.

[@CyberCriminal777]

Sees shadow THATS JUST LIKE THAT ONE MOVIE!

[@CharlieTooHuman]

Yeah I thought that one was a bit of a reach.

[@clarenceboddicker6679]

Sees actors eyes blink JUST LIKE THAT OTHER MOVIE WHERE AN ACTORS EYES BLINK

[@alonelyreesepuff5532]

Person walks. IT'S LIKE IN THAT MOVIE SPIDERMAN WHEN PETER PARKER WALKS!!!!!!

[@libsybum3591]

This bit where he holds a shotgun is just like that bit, where another guy holds a shot gun 😂 but they skipped over Vernon Kay and all the other British references at the end?!

[@libsybum3591]

Charlie To0 Human omg and the Zombaid, Liveaid reference!

[@noahpaul5138]

Missed the timesplitters reference when ed is playing video games

[@RumblerGaming]

I mean it's not really a reference, it's just a video game, but that was my favourite part seeing this movie for the first time all those years ago :) long live timesplitters!

[@MJ-xk5di]

And then it's worth a mention that Timesplitters 3 referenced Shaun of the Dead with Clip Clamps action "Do I Have Red On Me?" link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKaVmqqooJhseqs

[@Dokaden]

THANK YOU!! I'm so glad someone else saw it too

[@jimwilliamson9893]

Girlfriend Liz lives at the Cunningham House. Friday the 13th (1980) was directed by Sean S . Cunningham

[@Djentle-Rain]

every 6th thing in the UK is named Cunningham xD

[@ReanimatorsMutilations]

Cuntingham

[@z8eee]

Cummingham

[@ReanimatorsMutilations]

@@z8eee cunninglingus

[@z8eee]

@@ReanimatorsMutilations Strummingham

[@TheTimGree]

When Shaun yells “Get behind me, get behind me” in the bar, that’s a reference to Han Solo in Star Wars.

[@mjf69]

Edgar Wright is seriously one of my all time favorite creators and directors.

[@riggs1985]

And you didn’t mention Trisha! “You sleep with it??”

[@catherineconway6473]

You missed that Chris Martin is actually one of the zombies

[@Hellwyck]

On stage as well as in the movie.

[@CS-mo7xp]

@@Hellwyck super hardcore burn-o-rama!

[@FionnMccrow]

Is he?, when?, he is at the end and is human, where is he a zombie?

[@FionnMccrow]

@Naz Nomad aw cheers mate I'll keep a lookout on my next viewing

[@TheAlexFromGalax]

"Don't stop me now" is playing and Shaun says "Kill the Queen" (reference to the band "Queen" and the song "Killer Queen"?

[@Hellwyck]

It just means "turn it off" or "quieten it".

[@tomemeornottomeme1864]

@@Hellwyck Yeah, but it's a reference just as much as all of these.

[@OhElvira]

Nahhhhhnn

[@PrinsTan]

The anthem is God save the queen

[@bozieduble8541]

That is a reference - Simon Pegg has said as much. Their beating up the zombie during that scene also later became a staple of Edgar Wright's for the music and driving scenes of Baby Driver.

[@JCstone1000]

The “Landis” reference is even smarter when you know that “Londis” is a brand of supermarket in the UK. So it’s a pun within a pun

[@charlied5465]

in this scene there is a tree and if you turn that into paper you can write the word alex, this is a referance to when shakespeare says this word when talking to a neighbour when he was 12

[@del_boy_trotter]

Comment of the year! Brilliant!

[@OliviaCLTFC]

it's crazy how well-written this movie is, even in super fast forward.

[@enricosilva2820]

That clicking sound throughout was so infuriating

[@angelaa4869]

I couldn't stand it and stopped watching after 1 min :\

[@Sebastian_Espinoza13]

For some reason I loved it

[@polsdofer]

That's why I don't watch Cinema Sins, that stupid ding every 5 seconds and they use it like 100 times in a video.

[@cctomcat321]

Just buy the DVD, all these and more without the obnoxious gloddle stop nosies.

[@Jordan_93_]

You're weak and live a sheltered life. Go outside

[@tokyosmash]

The Shawn shadow at :52 is referencing “Doctor Tongue” at the beginning of Day Of The Dead

[@alfie5168]

Some of these are super weak comparisons..

[@harrywithanh]

Wolf Haley You see, this person is blinking, and they did that in Day if The Dead!

[@xDJJDxZombies]

Like what

[@ShutUpAndrew]

Gotta get to 10 minutes or they don't get paid.

[@Esskay_]

@@xDJJDxZombies "You see this part where he aims a gun at a zombie?" This is a reference to another show where he aims a gun at a zombie

[@sirtempz8809]

Noire like the second one, this zombie walk when he wakes up refers to a zombie (walking in a different direction) in this film... thats weak 😂 why can’t he wake up walking like a zombie cause it’s a zombie film?

[@TranzparentMethods]

Umm... The walk by Simon Pegg with "the shadow", was actually a reference to the first time you see a zombie in "Day of the Dead". Not the reference you named. It's under the title in the beginning. The shuffle and then pan up to see the zombie let out a moan the same was Shaun does, only in Shaun's case it was just a yawn.

[@skullthrower8904]

Dr tongue!

[@Jeff_Vader]

The music at the end is "The Gonk" by Henry chappell. That piece stuck with me when I first saw it in the early 80's. I got the DVD in the 90's and since then "The Gonk" has been my ringtone for when my kids call.

[@amandaloudin5594]

They missed a HUGE one. The jumping on the trampoline to get over the fence is a BLATANT reference to "Zombies ate my Neighbors" for the SNES. 🧟‍♂️

[@NicoLiengme]

Would've been nice to see a reference made to Jessica Hynes (nee Stevenson) cameo, as well as some of the other small cameos and zombies (Tamsin Greig, Martin Freeman, Bill Bailey, Matt Lucas, etc). Also the brilliant Shining hedge maze reference with Bill Nighy's stepdad character.

[@jamesmoore8207]

Nico Liengme I thought Bill Bailey played two characters in Hot Fuzz because he wasn’t in Shaun of the Dead?

[@dancingman1983]

@@jamesmoore8207 You may be right there is no mention of Shaun of The Dead on IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0047155

[@SeanOfEarth]

9'06" - I think that elevator was actually a reference to Aliens. Look at the controls she used.

[@jonesynet]

Jessica Hynes plays 'Yvonne'. That's a nod to Tom Savini, the special makeup effects on Day of the Dead, who also has a V in his name.

[@ReanimatorsMutilations]

😂

[@AnonURnot]

Craig Jones lmaoooo

[@evanrenforth5944]

When Shaun switches on the tv on the morning when they find the zombie panic by the smiths plays +1 music reference

[@herbalizer1978]

Charlton Heston reference was more likely to do with the fact he was president of the NRA and David was now holding the gun.

[@rockerkitch1990]

Or more directly The Omega Man starring Charlton Heston.

[@philcourteney4328]

You also missed another Spaced reference..."how's that for a slice of Fried Gold" :)

[@Pattomir1]

"He's not my boyfriend, thanks babes"- stopped watching quite early but it had passed that part of the film so I assume it didn't mention it.

[@joep5143]

shaun; *breathes Vanity Fair: this is actually a reference to humans. who edgar wright was a huge fan of

[@samkul1699]

He was also a big fan of people who did not breath aka zombies hence the movie . Also the "zombies" were actually breathing people called background actors who were fans of spaced tv show who were told to audition at fan meet of the show

[@FrazAFC94]

The Hereditary clicking sound 😥

[@thehorriblebright]

Yeah. Strong ptsd on that sound.

[@bonk9965]

hereditary came out after this movie

[@jessicajayes8326]

It could be a game reference.

[@tannersrdr2clips432]

@@thehorriblebrightsame

[@mmmbbb5680]

hereditary has an actual click. this is an actual tongue 'cluck'

[@MrTheedarkhorse]

Wasnt expecting the Spaced References in the vid. Well done.

[@TvReferences]

How did you miss the “Don’t Stop Me Now” song by Queen

[@TheJayson8899]

That’s not a reference. That’s like hearing someone open a door and saying it’s a reference to doors.

[@TvReferences]

Trixmay 988 yet they counted the end credits song as a reference?

[@felixdawson8497]

@@TvReferences Well because it was the song playing in another zombie movie, so it was a reference to that movie... Then the Queen song You're My Best Friend begins with the lyric "you make me live" which is a reference to the fact that Nick Frost's character (Pegg's best friend) is undead

[@TvReferences]

Felix Dawson What about when then we’re going through the records, all of those songs counted as references why wouldn’t “Don’t Stop Me Now”? (Got you there like)

[@slickb88]

Yeah plus him saying "kill the queen"

[@JoJo-tm6ty]

I love how he’s talking about a British movie and when shaun says ‘DONT POINT THAT GUN AT MY MUM’ he puts it in the subtitles as Mom, this is a reference about Americans not knowing about any English language differences in other countries.

[@MrYfrank14]

At least if we every get attacked by zombies, or germans again, or martians, we can use guns. You will have to use cricket bats and old vinyl record albums .

[@crose7412]

@@MrYfrank14 You'll just get attacked by other Americans again.

[@mrtjm1152]

7:53 "plays too much resident evil" mmmhm yeah, definatly not because he took too much "cheap speed" before playing resident evil....

[@ashamazon2262]

The tension created to scare is similar to the tension created to make an audience laugh. That's why horror and comedy can go together so well.

[@Rahru]

What's even better about the Charlton Heston reference is that Heston was one of the most famous supporters of guns' rights, exactly after the character took the gun. Love it.

[@AllyourbasicGerrard]

Yeah, that's the real reference. Shaun is saying David has gone gun-crazy. Not sure how VF missed that.

[@JontysCorner]

Did you mean Zombie Nation BY Kernkraft 400

[@ScottyM196]

No, the song is Kernkraft 400 by Zombie Nation. For a long time I thought the same as you

[@JontysCorner]

@@ScottyM196 Bugger me, so it is. That's so stupid lmao

[@anynamewilldo7776]

@@JontysCorner The Mandela Effect strikes again! I too thought the same.

[@loveulong]

Well I'll be buggered

[@slamblamboozled1245]

@@ScottyM196 I don't care that this is true, it's still wrong.

[@Hellwyck]

"Yeah Boi" is a 2000 reference? Flav said that on It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back in 1988.

[@thewhoman3182]

That's exactly what I was thinking. Whoever made this video just did whatever they wanted to be honest. My little brother who's never seen this film could probably do a better job at this.

[@sneekapart]

They forgot about the group they run into which I believe was in reference to "spaced"

[@godzillaprime]

.... no, not really... The Spaced reference with Yvonne was when they first run into each other. She states that she hasn't seen Shaun since the uhn tjigga uhn tjigga uhn tjigga, which is a clear nod the rave episode. And thinking about it now I think that exchange was cut so.... ignore this. However, in Yvonne's group there is Martin Freeman and Tamsin Greig. Obliviously a reference to Black Books...

[@nostromoalien2]

Dexter is there too in Daisy’s group

[@TeatimeTanker]

The ‘Battle Royale’ poster... pretty big pop culture reference you missed there.

[@LeeRatbag]

You missed Shaun and Ed (and a passing zombie) doing "White Lines" as they left the pub.

[@markjohnson566]

Missed Gramdmaster Flash's "White Lines."

[@davidhues1304]

You forgot to mention that Shaun of the Dead and every movie in the Living Dead series have the word ‘Dead’ in the title.

[@killerqueenisaqueensong8030]

What about queen? When they played dont stop me now in the fight scene

[@DudeMcAwesome]

8:47 I would say this is more of a nod to Tom Savini than any specific "of the dead" film as the effect is considered his "signature move" that appears in multiple films (even if it did first appear in Day of the Dead) So..you could probably count it twice?

[@rumbleshakes]

I was drinking a Pepsi when I first saw this movie, drove a Honda to the theater, and slept in a Tempurpedic mattress that morning.

[@RogueCylon]

Love when a presenter has no real clue over his references. Just did his homework assignment like a good boy 😂😂

[@SamLowryDZ-015]

You appear to have missed as many references as you cite. But then again it must be harder to get all of the English nuances if you're not a native.

[@chadsmisek4537]

4:41 Are we not going to talk about how the Batman Soundtrack flew like a batarang? NO? I will sit back down...

[@abbimapp5086]

Honestly one of the best films to come out of Britain

[@saulward1537]

you missed when they are hitting the zombie in the pub to the rhythm of the queen song "dont stop me now" is a directed reference to clockwork orange

[@nickc9482]

Most of these were pretty spot on, well done! One of my favorite movies, a cult classic for sure and now we see why! It was an amalgamation of edgar wrights love for zombie flicks.

[@joeydesjardins927]

Also, the Amon Tobin poster and other DJ/electro venues hanged on the walls in Shaun’s flat!

[@robindreier9796]

@@davidgraham3077 The plaid logo stickers (theres I think 3 in there)

[@joeydesjardins927]

@@davidgraham3077 YEAH!! especially that one!

[@elliotdorris3608]

You missed one... they play a game called "time splitters" on the ps2 2 times throughout. Time splitters is a game which is heavily based around zombies

[@georgejobe9402]

Little did you know that these were all just coincidences and Elgar just takes the credit...

[@methatguy]

8:40 Charlton Heston was an NRA "Gun Nut" .........not about being the Hero.

[@angrypostmanfilms]

I was just thinking that myself!

[@scottishconfederate]

That's the definition of a hero. Pity you're of too weak a mind to understand it.

[@angrypostmanfilms]

@@scottishconfederate yeah, such a hero he is pointing a gun at someone elses mum... its about him being president of the NRA! Thicko.

[@methatguy]

@@scottishconfederate "Gun Nut" in Quotes, means i didn't say it originally. Too bad you're to stupid to understand that. It is a description of the Movie Scene.....not the Man. Have a Great Day 😊. Edit* I should have put stupid in quotes......and sorry for calling you stupid. Your rudeness doesn't mean i also should be rude....because you simply misunderstood my message. Enjoy your day 🙂.

[@Wolta]

@@scottishconfederate "hero /ˈhɪərəʊ/ noun 1. a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities." Pity you can't simply state something without being rude.

[@DaveDexterMusic]

I don't think you can call crash zooms references, or say they're "now" part of Edgar's style, when he was doing them years earlier in the show that inspired Shaun (and years before that, in Dead Wright)

[@Lolaismypoopydog2036]

You forgot one- Shawn and Pete are roommates, just like Bert and Ernie in Sesame Street. Oh and also, everyone has eyes, just like in the movie Smokey and the Bandit 2.

[@nj7217]

You did some amazing job here. Appreciate that

[@richmackin]

You missed the second song (after the Dawn of the Dead intro) which is Ghost Town, by the Specials.

[@mistertee5000]

That's not a movie reference though.

[@richmackin]

@@mistertee5000 Re-read the description, where it says, "Here's every music, movie, tv show, and celebrity reference..."

[@nickyb1967]

The day of the dead reference at 04:20 (in the movie) is in relation to the zombie at the start of DOTD who's missing a jaw (hence shaun's open mouth)

[@somepoorsoul]

Are you kidding with the Dart Board...

[@ifuckinghatewhales7320]

It was because Lucy Davis played Dianne in SotD who threw the dart at Shaun, and she was the one who said "Don't throw that at my head" in The Office. Martin Freeman is also in both of them

[@chiroptera626]

You forgot the spaced reference "thanks babe"

[@jacobthomas957]

The guy who played the pub owner, isn’t he a stunt man

[@dancingman1983]

yes he was and Simon Pegg points out even more references in that one scene kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5LUZY1_dreUjdk

[@dancingman1983]

yes he was and Simon Pegg can point out more references in that one scene kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5LUZY1_dreUjdk

[@dancingman1983]

yes he was

[@-4subscriberswithahammerad521]

God I love this movie Now we wait for the second movie

[@barneyallen5377]

We've had the second movie, and the third. Hot Fuzz and World's End were parts 2 and 3 of The Cornetto Trilogy.

[@mysticsaxophone4181]

@@barneyallen5377 I guess he meant that we wait for them to be dissected in this fashion.

[@Th3Pr0digalS0n]

Don't forget Paul. Unofficial 4th in the trilogy.

[@mysticsaxophone4181]

@@Th3Pr0digalS0n Unofficial because it doesn't have the same running gags, was made by partially different crew and isn't considered in any way a part of the cornetto trilogy.

[@mysticsaxophone4181]

@Matthew Isenberg Well that's the gist of it. It's not because it's not. The cornetto trilogy is a collab between Wright and Pegg. Wright wasn't directing Paul.

[@dakotateears3749]

I loved the style of video! Please make more! Though if you do, perhaps change the tongue clicking sound to something more pleasant-sounding.

[@mysticsoul7284]

Thanks! Great references there! One thing though, 'The Infected' in 28 Days Later, are infected with the rage virus, they didn't die and come back as the undead, therefore, they are considered the infected, not zombies. The only difference is that the infected don't actually die and come back - they change while alive. Also, The Walking Dead has lots of other words for zombies - walkers, lame brains, dead ones, geek, biters, roamers etc lol

[@samoliver6164]

Wow, I loved this video. Well put together and one of my favourite films. Wonder if you could do Hot Fuzz next?

[@ainemc3515]

Sammy Oliver i love the smiths

[@samoliver6164]

@@ainemc3515 you have a great taste in music then 👍

[@leomullaney1035]

Sammy Oliver they forgot the reference to panic!

[@samoliver6164]

@@leomullaney1035 haha they did miss that. Love that TV scene, find it hilarious 😂

[@dominicthompson7612]

Nice PP bro

[@fiammaberdini9010]

This is brilliant. Thank you sooo much!

[@petehobson1054]

Kernkraft is the artist, Zombie Nation is the track name.

[@stevebarry1969]

The dart board and pool cue attacks in the Winchester are a throwback reference to the Darts Night poster and "Killer" pool tournament advertised on the wall when Shaun is drowning his sorrows earlier in the film.

[@Sirius5415496]

Half of all your references are just a coinsidences, my god :D

[@sebclat]

With Shaun waking up in the morning I always took that more of a reference to the opening of Day of the Dead with the iconic shot of the zombie missing the lower part of his jaw. Which is also the first zombie we see in Day of the Dead. So there's a parallel between being introduced to our major characters in both films, Shaun in Shaun of the Dead and the zombies in Day of the Dead

[@smithbrownjones]

The slow moving feet in that scene, is done in Spaced, and is a reference to One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.

[@tomemeornottomeme1864]

In the scene where Shaun and Ed meet up with Liz, Dianne and David, you can hear a fire bell in the background. *tHis is A nOd To ePisODE 14 sEasOn 5 of ThE oFfICE uS in WhiCh DwIgHt sImULaTes a FiRE iN tHE wOrkPlACE.*

[@jamesjaffacakeeater4]

You missed the part when they were drunk and Pete enters and throws the second disk he ever bought out the window. In that room he has a poster that says Shaun's DJ name

[@Bryan-ws3vp]

You see this shadow? Well this this other film also has shadows

[@Jordan_93_]

Kind of like the big big shadow in your brain

[@P5YcHoKiLLa]

2:20 The tune is Zombie Nation, the artist is Kernkraft 400. Not the other way around. The big clue is that the words "Zombie Nation" are repeated in that track. 9:47 You forgot the title which is pretty well known, the track is called "The Gonk" Strictly speaking, most of these aren't references, they're homages.

[@camilamoon12]

You should've mentioned why Coldplay were even in the film in the first place! They're all very good friends of Simon but, especially Chris. Simon is often referred to as the "fifth member of Coldplay" for that same reason :)

[@legoeszombiesetc.1499]

9:29 the 28 Days Later reference boosted the movie reference count TO TWENTY F**KING EIGHT!

[@tabithabrownn9559]

This is a brilliant video, please do hot fuzz next

[@jtuck8832]

Hot fuzzz is a terrible movie not Shaun of the dead

[@emojo1990]

take that back.

[@tabithabrownn9559]

You sir obviously need to see hot fuzz again, and so I will discount your opinion

[@bluefintuna5650]

@@jtuck8832 Ooooo, you're in trouble

[@jtuck8832]

Blue Fin Tun duck you

[@WolfJax]

I agree that it could be considered a parody. But I really feel like this one was so much more than just a parody. I mean there's obvious moments that are clearly parody of something that came before. But parody to me seems to be more like making fun of something. And while Shaun of the Dead absolutely pokes fun at many zombie films and for sure definitely makes references to other zombie films especially Romero but I've always seen Shaun of the Dead as a standalone comedy about zombies that pays more homage to zombie films that came before. I think it's more than a parody. Other than that this video is awesome. Actually even including that the videos awesome but I digress, Edgar Wright's movies are just packed full of small little details like this and I freaking love it so thank you for pointing out even more that I'd never noticed myself

[@psefisato]

You completely missed the dawn of the dead music that was used when shaun and Ed were planning their rescue/escape.

[@dongamble2092]

The guy narrating sounds like hes young enough that shaun of the dead probably came out before he was born hahaha

[@huwfrancis9437]

Happy 15th anniversary of Shaun of the Dead!

[@aaronwatson9928]

Holy crap has it been that long?! Now i feel OLD xD still my favourite movie after all these years.

[@huwfrancis9437]

Aaron Watson one of the all time greys for sure

[@mattjones9424]

So many more spaced references you missed and a huge Spaced reference. Still I enjoyed your Vid. Spaced posters of zombies. The Tim & Daisy's meet up and awkward hug.....etc etc.

[@honeyjoytaki]

You forgot Don't Stop Me Now by Queen

[@Sosozanyway]

It's because in 28 Days Later and it's sequel 28 Weeks Later THEY ARE NOT ZOMBIES! They aren't undead, they aren't seeking human flesh to consume...they are NOT zombies.

[@Wolfen_stien]

Um excuse me um you forgot the a reference Zombi: by Goblin, they are the music composer’s for Dawn of the Dead 1978 the song zombi is used when Rodger in Peter are fighting off the ghouls in the mall. that song is used when Shaun is planing to scoop his mum & stepdad and Liz and go the to the pub.

[@adamcole4623]

Great spot.

[@dislikes2724]

That was such an obvious one, I don’t get how they missed it.

[@knightwalkr]

Random thing Edgar right in the fight at the bar wanted it set to the happiest song he knew... And every hit is with the beat of the music.

[@TheTaylw1]

More videos like this please. Try some Tarantino and Scorsese films!

[@HandsomeLongshanks]

7:43 Russell was a HUGE factor in what got me into philosophical thinking. He may not be the end all but he is a great thinker.

[@MinaF99]

Half of these aren’t references, the other half are complete reaches

[@synaesthesia2010]

you really don't know Pegg and Wright that well

[@AlvoGTR]

What are the reaches?

[@melodramaticplastic7082]

Mina F so by yer math, this video is worthless?

[@Jordan_93_]

Please bless us with your expertise and knowledge oh great one. You must be the director? Clearly.....

[@MintyEevee]

Everything down to little sound effects make Edgar Wright's films the way they are. They're very well planned out. I recommend watching the commentaries on the films.

[@ElDust0]

Jessica Hynes who played Simon Peggs Roommate Daisy in "Spaced" meets Shaun two times in the movie. Every time they meet, they talk like they had spent a lot time together in the past (like living together) but haven't seen themselfes for a while.

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

I’m not sure how quoting record names is a reference...

[@szinyk]

1:00 the Crash Zooms )and associated sound effects) are much more likely an homage to Requiem for a Dream

[@Juggler4071]

Unlikely - Wright was using them for comic effect in Spaced before Requiem for a Dream came out. It's just a visual joke about the language of cinema. He's undermining audience expectations of the crash zoom montage by using a cinematic language that is usually used to show something exciting to show a sequence of mundane actions instead. He does it in all of his comedies. It's not a reference to any particular movie.