Pontypool

Pontypool
Movie · Horror · Thriller

Shock jock Grant Mazzy has, once again, been kicked-off the Big City airwaves and now the only job he can get is the early morning show at CLSY Radio in Pontypool Ontario, which broadcasts from the basement of the small town's only church. What begins as another boring day of school bus cancellations, due to yet another massive snow storm, quickly turns deadly when reports start piling in of people developing strange speech patterns and evoking horrendous acts of violence start piling in. But there's nothing coming in on the news wires. Is this really happening? Before long, Grant and the small staff at CLSY find themselves trapped in the radio station as they discover that this insane behaviour taking over the town is actually a deadly virus being spread through the English language itself. Do they stay on the air in the hopes of being rescued or, are they in fact providing the virus with its ultimate leap over the airwaves and into the world?

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

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Cast & Crew

  • Stephan 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

Shock jock Grant Mazzy has, once again, been kicked-off the Big City airwaves and now the only job he can get is the early morning show at CLSY Radio in Pontypool Ontario, which broadcasts from the basement of the small town's only church. What begins as another boring day of school bus cancellations, due to yet another massive snow storm, quickly turns deadly when reports start piling in of people developing strange speech patterns and evoking horrendous acts of violence start piling in. But there's nothing coming in on the news wires. Is this really happening? Before long, Grant and the small staff at CLSY find themselves trapped in the radio station as they discover that this insane behaviour taking over the town is actually a deadly virus being spread through the English language itself. Do they stay on the air in the hopes of being rescued or, are they in fact providing the virus with its ultimate leap over the airwaves and into the world?

83%

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Average 6.8
Reviews 84
Fresh 70
Rotten 14

Information

Studio
IFC Films
Released
2009
Run Time
1 hr 36 min
Rated
TV-MA
Region of Origin
Canada
© 2008 PONTY UP PICTURES INC. All Rights Reserved

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