Pontypool

Name: Pontypool
Director: Bruce McDonald
Released: 2009
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly, Hrant Alianak, Rick Roberts

2009 · 97 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 36,821 VOTES · DIR. Bruce McDonald

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 26 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

01:09:55 Do you speak French?

01:10:04 We speak in French.

01:10:16 ln French! ln French!

01:10:58 Where now?

01:12:10 He's still going!

01:12:26 Yes.

01:12:33 No. You killed the kid...

01:12:43 l... l didn't kill the kid.

01:12:47 - No. - Yes!

01:12:55 l killed the kid.

01:13:21 lf the doctor attacks us... l will kill him!

01:17:25 My head hurts!

01:25:05 Sidney Briar! Stop the broadcast!

Cast & Characters

Stephen McHattie Grant Mazzy Lisa Houle Sydney Briar Georgina Reilly Laurel-Ann Drummond Hrant Alianak Dr. Mendez Rick Roberts Ken Loney Daniel Fathers Nigel Healing Beatriz Yuste Nancy Freethy Tony Burgess Tony (Lawrence) Boyd Banks Jay (Osama) Hannah Fleming Maureen (Farraj)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed26

Dialogue density0.3 lines / min

First line01:09:55

Final line01:25:05

Production Record

DirectorBruce McDonald

LanguageEnglish

Budget$1,500,000

Revenue$32,000

IMDb votes36,821