Pontypool

Mar 6, 2009

1h 37m

★ 6.4

Shut up or die.

Overview

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.

Genres

Horror

Mystery

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Ponty Up Pictures

Shadow Shows

Pontypool Trailers

Cast

Grant Mazzy

Stephen McHattie

Sydney Briar

Lisa Houle

Laurel-Ann Drummond

Georgina Reilly

Dr. Mendez

Hrant Alianak

Ken Loney (voice)

Rick Roberts

Nigel Healing

Daniel Fathers

Nancy Freethy

Beatriz Yuste

Jay (Osama)

Boyd Banks

Maureen (Farraj)

Hannah Fleming

Spooky Woman

Laura Nordin

Colleen (Daud)

Rachel Burns

Tony (Lawrence)

Tony Burgess

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