Pontypool

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 the small town of Pontypool 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. Bizarre reports start piling in of people developing strange speech patterns and evoking horrendous acts of violence. But there's nothing coming in on the news wires. So... 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 behavior taking over the town is being caused by 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?

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  Stephen McHattie

  Grant Mazzy

   

  Lisa Houle

  Syndey Briar

   

  Georgina Reilly

  Laurel Ann Drummond

   

  Hrant Alianak

  Dr. Mendez

   

  

  
  

  Directed by

  Bruce McDonald

   

  Writers

  Tony Burgess

   

  Produced by

  Jeffrey Coghlan, Ambrose Roche

   

  Executive Produced by

   

CRITICS’ QUOTES

• ‘Riddled with nail-biting tension and scenes that are quite simply scary as hell, Pontypool as of now is on my best of list for 2009. Dread Central

  ‘A lean, mean little thriller that's far brainier than most such tales of smalltown apocalypse, Pontypool reconfigures the rules of the zombie movie to often exhilarating effect. Jason Anderson, EYE WEEKLY

ACCLAIM

• • Toronto Film Festival 2008
    Official Selection
  • SXSW 2009
    Official Selection
  • MoMA Canadian Front
    Official Selection