
Pontypool

Shut up or die.
- 2009
- Rated NR
- 1h 36m
- Horror
- Mystery
- Science Fiction
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay (2010)
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Box office
Grossed $32K worldwide against a $1.5M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Pontypool Changes Everything
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Filming locations
Filmed in Toronto
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Setting
Set in Ontario
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Music
Music by Claude Foisy
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Mirosław Baszak
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Tony BurgessNovel, Writer
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 6, 2009
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1.5M
- Revenue
- $32K
- Countries
- Canada
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In the United States
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