The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 15.2147  Monday, 27 December 2004

From:           Tanya Gough <
 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 >
Date:           Tuesday, 21 Dec 2004 23:23:45 -0500
Subject:        Pop culture Reference

High on my list of weird Shakespeare references this week is a comment
buried in the DVD Special Features of the zombie romantic comedy Shaun
of the Dead.

[SPOILERS COMING...]

In the section titled "Plot Holes", the character Diane explains that
after leaving the pub with her boyfriend's severed leg in hand (um...it
all makes sense in the movie, trust me), she battered her way across to
the park and climbed a tree, where she passed out.  When she awoke, she
found the pub had been burned to the ground and the area was deserted.
Nevertheless, she was too afraid to come down, so she stayed there for 3
days, subsiding on her boyfriend's leg, just like in the film Alive,
which incidentally is the film they saw on their second date....but only
because they weren't able to get into Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About
Nothing.

Happy Holidays to all, living and undead.

Tanya Gough
The Poor Yorick Shakespeare Catalogue
www.bardcentral.com

_______________________________________________________________
S H A K S P E R: The Global Shakespeare Discussion List
Hardy M. Cook, 
 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
The S H A K S P E R Web Site <http://www.shaksper.net>

DISCLAIMER: Although SHAKSPER is a moderated discussion list, the
opinions expressed on it are the sole property of the poster, and the
editor assumes no responsibility for them.