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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- zombie film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- French
- Director
- Bruce McDonald
- Cast member
- Daniel Fathers
- Narrative location
- Ontario
- Filming location
- Toronto
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 580839
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 2008-01-01
- title
- Pontypool
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 54/100
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