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Pontypool
Pontypool

Pontypool

Shut up or die.

Genres

HorrorMysteryScience Fiction

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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.

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Budget

$1500000

Revenue

$32000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.468/10

Release Date

06 March 2009

Country

Canada

Cast

Stephen McHattie

Stephen McHattie

Grant Mazzy

Lisa Houle

Lisa Houle

Sydney Briar

Georgina Reilly

Georgina Reilly

Laurel-Ann Drummond

Hrant Alianak

Hrant Alianak

Dr. Mendez

Rick Roberts

Rick Roberts

Ken Loney (voice)

Daniel Fathers

Daniel Fathers

Nigel Healing

Beatriz Yuste

Beatriz Yuste

Nancy Freethy

Boyd Banks

Boyd Banks

Jay (Osama)

Hannah Fleming

Hannah Fleming

Maureen (Farraj)

Laura Nordin

Laura Nordin

Spooky Woman

Rachel Burns

Rachel Burns

Colleen (Daud)

Tony Burgess

Tony Burgess

Tony (Lawrence)

Louis Negin

Louis Negin

Conversationalist

Diane Gordon

Diane Gordon

Conversationalist

Daniel Junghuan Park

Daniel Junghuan Park

Conversationalist

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