Pontypool
“Shut up or die.”
2009•NR•1h 36m•6.5•Released
HorrorMysteryScience Fiction
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.
Director
Bruce McDonald
Writer
Tony Burgess
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$0M
Languages
Armenian, English, French
Studio
Ponty Up Pictures
Cast
Stephen McHattie
Grant Mazzy
Lisa Houle
Sydney Briar
Georgina Reilly
Laurel-Ann Drummond
Hrant Alianak
Dr. Mendez
Rick Roberts
Ken Loney (voice)
Daniel Fathers
Nigel Healing
Beatriz Yuste
Nancy Freethy
Boyd Banks
Jay (Osama)
Hannah Fleming
Maureen (Farraj)
Laura Nordin
Spooky Woman
Rachel Burns
Colleen (Daud)
Tony Burgess
Tony (Lawrence)
Louis Negin
Conversationalist
Diane Gordon
Conversationalist
Daniel Junghuan Park
Conversationalist
Production
Company
Ponty Up Pictures
Company
Shadow Shows
Producer
Ambrose Roche
Producer
Jeffrey Coghlan
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