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Tony Burgess (written by)
Release Date:
18 September 2009 (Turkey)
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Tagline:
Shut Up Or Die more
Plot:
A psychological thriller in which a deadly virus infects a small Ontario town. | full synopsis
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Pontypool Coming to DVD Next January
(From HugAZombie. 11 November 2009, 2:16 AM, PST)
DVD horror news #1: Pontypool, Hard Revenge Milly, Lost Skeleton, etc.
(From Fangoria. 6 November 2009, 12:42 PM, PST)
(From HugAZombie. 11 November 2009, 2:16 AM, PST)
DVD horror news #1: Pontypool, Hard Revenge Milly, Lost Skeleton, etc.
(From Fangoria. 6 November 2009, 12:42 PM, PST)
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Refreshing Respite from Overdone Horror/Thriller Movies
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Stephen McHattie | ... | Grant Mazzy |
 | Lisa Houle | ... | Sydney Briar |
 | Georgina Reilly | ... | Laurel Ann |
| Hrant Alianak | ... | Dr. Mendez |
 | Rick Roberts | ... | Ken Loney (voice) |
 | Daniel Fathers | ... | Nigel Healing (voice) |
 | Beatriz Yuste | ... | Nancy Freethy |
 | Laura Nordin | ... | Spooky Woman |
| Louis Negin | ... | Conversationalist (voice) |
| Diane Gordon | ... | Conversationalist (voice) |
 | Daniel Park | ... | Conversationalist (voice) |
| Yvonne Moore | ... | Conversationalist (voice) |
| Raffaele Carniato | ... | Conversationalist (voice) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Boyd Banks | ... | Jay / Osama |
| Tony Burgess | ... | Tony / Lawrence |
| Rachel Burns | ... | Colin / Daud |
 | Hannah Fleming | ... | Maureen / Faraj |
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Canada:95 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Canada:PG (British Columbia) |
South Korea:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:Not Rated
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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...
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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...
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References Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
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I remember purchasing this book back in 2008 because it was a Canadian zombie story that takes place in a little nowhere Ontario town called Pontypool. The back of the book had me laughing and intrigued by the description.
A virus. Flesh eating zombies. A body count in the millions has decimated Ontario's population. What if you woke up and began your morning by devoting the rest of your life to a murderous rampage, a never-ending cannibalistic spree? And what if you were only one of thousands who shared the same compulsion? This novel depicts just such an epidemic. It's the compelling, terrifying story of a devastating virus.
I will not tell you how you catch it so as not to include spoilers, but once it has you, it leads you on a strange journey—into another world where the undead chase you down the streets of the smallest towns and largest cities.
If you are expecting a night of the living dead style film... this is not it. This movie does a fantastic job of drawing you into the world of the characters, their relationships and everything falling apart around them; you are not an outside observer. You are for all intensive purposes just another Pontypool citizen wondering "Wiskey-Tango-Foxtrot".
This movie is a great treat for four reasons 1) The focus on the actors as the actors were perfectly cast. You may recognize an actress from the recent release of Dark Room 2) The choice to follow the "Aliens" model of never placing the source of "fear and unease" front stage. By not letting you in on the whole thing and only providing glimpses, your imagination will take the scenes further than any expensive CGI ever could. 3) The writing and angle of the movie. You feel like you are part of the movie as you only know what the main actors know... nothing more! 4)The intro and the voice of the main actor really pull you in like a warm sedative as you spiral downward into the insanity of your own imagination.
Enjoy... we did!