Pontypool (2008)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Bruce McDonald

Writer:

Tony Burgess (written by)

Release Date:

18 September 2009 (Turkey)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Shut Up Or Die

Plot:

A psychological thriller in which a deadly virus infects a small Ontario town. |

Plot Keywords:

Virus | Psychological Thriller | Baby | Corpse | Booth

Cast

Stephen McHattie	...	Grant Mazzy
Lisa Houle	...	Sydney Briar
Georgina Reilly	...	Laurel Ann
Hrant Alianak	...	Dr. Mendez
Rick Roberts	...	Ken Loney
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Boyd Banks	...	Jay / Osama
Tony Burgess	...	Tony / Lawrence
Rachel Burns	...	Colin / Daud
Raffaele Carniato	...	Conversationalist
Daniel Fathers	...	Nigel Healing
Hannah Fleming	...	Maureen / Faraj
Diane Gordon	...	Conversationalist
Yvonne Moore	...	Conversationalist
Louis Negin	...	Conversationalist
Laura Nordin	...	Spooky Woman
Daniel Park	...	Conversationalist
Derek Scott	...	Fish Hut Man
Beatriz Yuste	...	Nancy Freethy

Runtime:

Canada:95 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Ponty Up Pictures

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...

Movie Connections:

References Outbreak (1995)

Zombiegeddon with a scholarly slant.

A radio talk-show host, his co-host, and their young tech girl are live on the air while a bizarre crisis is emerging in the very town they're broadcasting from. It seems that people are being attacked by large groups of maniacs who are constantly repeating various bits of random babble. When our protagonists realize the nature of the mass hysteria(that certain words in the English language are infected by some mysterious virus), an entirely new dilemma takes root...how to communicate with each other and tell the outside world about what's happening without the risk of infecting them, themselves, and each other. The resolve is satisfactory, if a tad on the anticlimactic side.

Fresh ideas with crisp direction and able performances...this is a smart-thinking' horror film, although one which may have some trouble finding an appreciative audience. Thrill-seekers and goremongers should be alerted...this one might not be to your liking. 6/10