Pontypool

March. 06,2009      NR
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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

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