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6.5When 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.
Released: 2009-03-0696 minDir: Bruce McDonaldHorror, Mystery, Science FictionBudget: $1.5MBox office: $32,000
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Cast
- Stephen McHattie as Grant Mazzy
- Lisa Houle as Sydney Briar
- Georgina Reilly as Laurel-Ann Drummond
- Hrant Alianak as Dr. Mendez
- Rick Roberts as Ken Loney (voice)
- Daniel Fathers as Nigel Healing
Themes
- based on novel or book
- winter
- radio station
- disc jockey
- survival
- zombie
- fear
- ontario, canada
- radio broadcast
- talk radio
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- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 580839
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- publication date
- 2008-01-01
- title
- Pontypool
- review score
- 54/100
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2000s monster movies2000s mystery horror films2008 Canadian films2008 English-language films2008 films2008 French-language films2008 horror films2008 multilingual films2008 science fiction films2008 science fiction horror films2008 thriller filmsCanadian horror thriller filmsCanadian independent filmsCanadian multilingual filmsCanadian mystery horror filmsCanadian psychological horror filmsCanadian science fiction horror filmsEnglish-language Canadian filmsEnglish-language mystery filmsEnglish-language science fiction horror filmsEnglish-language thriller filmsFilms about radio peopleFilms about viral outbreaksFilms based on Canadian novels