Cover image for Pontypool
Title:
Pontypool
Author:
McDonald, Bruce, 1959-
Publication Information:
New York : IFC Films, [2010]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Shock jock Grant Mazzy has been kicked off the airwaves and now works at a small-town morning show. Another mundane day on the job quickly turns deadly when reports pile in of people developing strange speech patterns and evoking brutal acts of violence. Before long, Mazzy discovers that the behavior is actually a deadly virus being spread through language. Now, he has to decide whether to stay on the air in the hopes of being rescued, or deny the virus the opportunity to leap over the airwaves and into the world.
General Note:
Adapted from the novel "Pontypool changes everything" by Tony Burgess.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.

Special features: US trailer; international trailer; commentary soundtrack with the director and screenwriter ; CBC original radio show; "Eve" short film; "Dada dum" short film ; "The death of Chet Baker" short film.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
Not rated.
ISBN:
9780788612046
UPC:
030306930794
Format :
DVD