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Pontypool
“Shut up or die.”
6.5 / 10• 2009• 1h 36m•NR• English
HorrorMysteryScience Fiction
Storyline
When disc jockey Grant Mazzy reports to his basement radio station in the Canadian town of Pontypool, he thinks it's just another day at work. But when he hears reports of a virus that turns people into zombies, Mazzy barricades himself in the radio booth and tries to figure out a way to warn his listeners about the virus and its unlikely mode of transmission.
Cast & Crew
Stephen McHattie
Grant Mazzy
Lead
Lisa Houle
Sydney Briar
Georgina Reilly
Laurel-Ann Drummond
Hrant Alianak
Dr. Mendez
Rick Roberts
Ken Loney (voice)
Daniel Fathers
Nigel Healing
Beatriz Yuste
Nancy Freethy
Boyd Banks
Jay (Osama)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bruce McDonald's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Pontypool is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
