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Shaun of the Dead (2004) KILL COUNT is the two hundred and seventy-eighth video of The Kill Count.
Overview[]
In Crouch End, London, electronics salesman Shaun has no direction in his life. He is disrespected by his colleagues, especially Noel, does not get along with his stepfather, Philip, and is dumped by his girlfriend, Liz. Heartbroken, Shaun gets drunk with Ed, his slacker best friend, at their favourite pub, the Winchester. At home, Shaun and Ed's flatmate, Pete, complains of a bite wound from a mugger and berates Shaun into getting his life together.
By morning, a zombie apocalypse has overwhelmed London. Shaun and Ed are slow to notice until they encounter two zombies in their garden, whom they beat to death with a shovel and cricket bat. They devise a plan to rescue Liz and Barbara, Shaun's mother, and then wait out the crisis in the Winchester. They escape in Pete's car and pick up Philip, who's already been bitten, and Barbara. They then use Philip's car to pick up Liz and her flatmates, David and Dianne. Philip reconciles with Shaun before becoming a zombie.
The group abandon the car and sneak through their London neighbourhood, running into friends and evading zombies by imitating them. They take refuge inside the Winchester, where Shaun discovers that the Winchester rifle above the bar is functional. Barbara reveals she was bitten along the way, and dies after giving Liz and Shaun's relationship her approval. David attempts to shoot Barbara, but Shaun stops him, causing the group to argue: Shaun accuses David of being in love with Liz, which Dianne admits. Shaun, distraught, is forced to shoot Barbara when she reanimates.
Zombies break into the pub, ripping David apart, and Dianne rushes into the horde in a vain attempt to save him. The zombified Pete appears and bites Ed, and Shaun shoots and kills Pete. Shaun, Liz, and Ed take cover behind the bar, which Shaun sets ablaze before the trio take refuge in the cellar. Realising they only have two bullets left, Shaun and Liz contemplate suicide while Ed elects to be devoured by the zombies. Shaun discovers a keg lift that opens out onto the street, and Ed volunteers to stay with the rifle as the zombies break in. The arriving British Army guns down the horde, and take Shaun and Liz to safety.
Six months later, civilisation has returned to normal, and surviving zombies are used as cheap labour and entertainment. Liz has moved in with Shaun, and Shaun keeps the zombified Ed tethered in his shed, where they play video games together.
Deaths[]
Counted Deaths[]
- Person in Background - Seen dead in background - 13 mins in
- Boyfriend - Neck ripped apart by zombie girlfriend - 22 mins in
- Man in Front Yard - Looks like gunshot to head? - 27 mins in
- One-Armed Groom Zombie - Ashtray smashed over head - 32 mins in
- Mary - Beaten to death w/ cricket bat - 34 mins in
- Hulking Zombie - Beaten to death w/ shovel - 34 mins in
- Pete - Bitten & turned into zombie - 39 mins in (Seen as zombie)
- Philip - Bitten & turned into zombie - 53 mins in
- Body Under Car - Seen dead in background - 54 mins in
- Snakehips - Seen being eaten by lotsa lady zombies - 55 mins in
- Woman in House - Seen dead - 57 mins in
- John - Turned into zombie - 1 hr 11 mins in (Seen as zombie)
- Bernie - Turned into zombie - 1 hr 12 mins in (Seen as zombie)
- Zombie John - Head shoved into jukebox machine - 1 hr 13 mins in
- Zombie Lady - Shot in head - 1 hr 16 mins in
- Barbara - Died of zombie bite - 1 hr 17 mins in
- Zombie Barbara - Shot in head - 1 hr 20 mins in
- David - Torn apart & eaten by zombies - 1 hr 22 mins in
- Zombie Lady - Shot in head - 1 hr 23 mins in
- Zombie Pete - Shot in head - 1 hr 24 mins in
- 3 Zombies in Pub - Shot in head by exploding shells - 1 hr 25 mins in
- 26 Zombies - Run over, heads bashed, shot w/ rifles - 1 hr 30 mins in
- Noel - Turned into zombie - 1 hr 32 mins in (Seen as zombie)
- Ed - Turned into zombie - 1 hr 33 mins in
Non-Counted Deaths[]
- Random Lady - Fainted
- Zombies Outside Liz's Place - Whacked with Cricket Bat
- Zombies on TV - Killed with Gunfire
- All Other Zombies - Seen Infected
- Soccer kid, Nelson, Spinster & Worker - Seen as Zombies
- Zombies on the road - Ran Over by Ed
- Yvonne's Mother, Declan, Cousin Tom, Mark & Maggie - Presumably killed by zombies
- Mr. Sloane and & Ash - Presumably infected
- Danny, Regan & Trish - Probably infected
- Jill & Derek - Probably infected
Trivia[]
- This is the second Rom-Com on the Kill Count, the first being Bride of Chucky.
- This is the only movie in the Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy to be on the Kill Count, as it is the only installment James considers to be Horror enough.