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
Oldnewbie
Upon watching this film for a second time I realized just how much it reminded me of the famous "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast Orson Welles aired in 1939. With just the medium of radio he successfully created an atmosphere of panic so real people listening (who had not caught the beginning wher...