A radio host interprets the possible outbreak of a deadly virus which infects the small Ontario town he is stationed in.A radio host interprets the possible outbreak of a deadly virus which infects the small Ontario town he is stationed in.A radio host interprets the possible outbreak of a deadly virus which infects the small Ontario town he is stationed in.
- Awards
- 1 win & 11 nominations
- Ken Loney
- (voice)
- Conversationalist
- (as Daniel Park)
- Fish Hut Man
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia"Pontypool" was produced as both a motion picture, and as a radio play. Both versions of "Pontypool" were influenced by Orson Welles' infamous radio production of "The War of the Worlds." The radio play was broadcast on the BBC's Art & Culture section of their World Service website. It is approximately 58 minutes long, as opposed to the film's running time of 95 minutes.
- GoofsLisa and Laurel-Ann rip off their headsets when the French language message comes into their station. One quick shot of Laurel-Ann while she is translating shows her with the headset back on, with it being off her again in the next shot.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Grant Mazzy: Mrs. French's cat is missing. The signs are posted all over town. "Have you seen Honey?" We've all seen the posters, but nobody has seen Honey the cat. Nobody. Until last Thursday morning, when Miss Colette Piscine swerved her car to miss Honey the cat as she drove across a bridge. Well this bridge, now slightly damaged, is a bit of a local treasure and even has its own fancy name; Pont de Flaque. Now Collette, that sounds like Culotte. That's Panty in French. And Piscine means Pool. Panty pool. Flaque also means pool in French, so Colete Piscine, in French Panty Pool, drives over the Pont de Flaque, the Pont de Pool if you will, to avoid hitting Mrs. French's cat that has been missing in Pontypool. Pontypool. Pontypool. Panty pool. Pont de Flaque. What does it mean? Well, Norman Mailer, he had an interesting theory that he used to explain the strange coincidences in the aftermath of the JFK assasination. In the wake of huge events, after them and before them, physical details they spasm for a moment; they sort of unlock and when they come back into focus they suddenly coincide in a weird way. Street names and birthdates and middle names, all kind of superfluous things appear related to eachother. It's a ripple effect. So, what does it mean? Well... it means something's going to happen. Something big. But then, something's always about to happen.
- Crazy creditsThere's a scene after the end credits.
- SoundtracksThe Nefud Desert
Music & Lyrics by Tony Burgess
Performed by Boyd Banks, Tony Burgess, Rachel Burns, Hannah Fleming
The acting by Stephen McHattie and Lisa Houle is decent enough, especially for a horror movie. Especially the first part of the movie, where the tension is built up, relies for the most part on their acting and they pull it off nicely. The camera-work is good but nothing special, the setting is dark but what can you expect from this genre of film!
All in all, I believe Pontypool stands out of the bulk of today's horror movies. It won't make it to be an all time classic of the genre, but it's a nice movie to watch (atleast for once), especially if you like a somewhat mysterious atmosphere and less blood and gore than is usual for a zombie movie. If you, on top of that, try to really comprehend the new twists and turns and the explanation for the zombie infestation and use your imagination, this film will leave you wondering and ensure you'll have had a good time.
*First review ever*
- Knoedelkop
- Jun 27, 2012
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Box office
- Budget
- $950,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,865
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,541
- May 31, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $32,118
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1