Pontypool

Pontypool
Movie · Horror · Thriller

Controversial shock-jock Grant Mazzy (Stephen McHattie, Watchmen) has been kicked-off the Big City airwaves and is now the early morning host at small-town CLSY Radio in sleepy Pontypool, Ontario. What begins as another boring day of school bus cancellations quickly turns deadly when reports start piling in of people developing strange speech patterns and committing horrendous acts. But theres nothing coming in on the news wires. Is this really happening? Before long, Grant and the station staff find themselves trapped as they discover the insane behaviour taking over the town is actually a deadly virus spread through language itself. Do they stay on air in hope of being rescued or are they providing the virus with its ultimate leap over the airwaves and beyond?

2009 · 1h 36m
  • 83%
Starring Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly
Director Bruce McDonald

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Cast & Crew

  • Stephen McHattie
    Grant Mazzy
  • L‌H
    Lisa Houle
    Sydney Briar
  • Georgina Reilly
    Laurel-Ann Drummond
  • H‌A
    Hrant Alianak
    Dr. Mendez
  • R‌R
    Rick Roberts
    Ken Loney
  • Boyd Banks
    Jay / Osama
  • T‌B
    Tony Burgess
    Tony / Lawrence
  • R‌B
    Rachel Burns
    Colin / Daud
  • R‌C
    Raffaele Carniato
    Conversationalist
  • Daniel Fathers
    Nigel Healing
  • H‌F
    Hannah Fleming
    Maureen / Faraj

About

Pontypool

Horror

Controversial shock-jock Grant Mazzy (Stephen McHattie, Watchmen) has been kicked-off the Big City airwaves and is now the early morning host at small-town CLSY Radio in sleepy Pontypool, Ontario. What begins as another boring day of school bus cancellations quickly turns deadly when reports start piling in of people developing strange speech patterns and committing horrendous acts. But theres nothing coming in on the news wires. Is this really happening? Before long, Grant and the station staff find themselves trapped as they discover the insane behaviour taking over the town is actually a deadly virus spread through language itself. Do they stay on air in hope of being rescued or are they providing the virus with its ultimate leap over the airwaves and beyond?

83%

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.8
Reviews 84
Fresh 70
Rotten 14

Information

Studio
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment
Released
2009
Run Time
1 hr 36 min
Rated
15
Region of Origin
Canada
© 2008 Ponty Up Pictures Inc, under exclusive license to Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment Ltd.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (Canada), French
Audio

English (Canada) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (Always On)

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