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Pontypool (stylized as POИTYPOOL) is a 2008 Canadian psychological horror thriller film directed by Bruce McDonald and written by Tony Burgess, based on his 1995 novel Pontypool Changes Everything. A spin-off, Dreamland, was released in 2019.
The Movie followed in 2008 and then the radio play for CBC/BBC radio shortly after. The radio version was actually a edited version of the movies soundtrack with about 40 minutes removed staring all the same actors and the with the same performances baring some cuts.
Sep 18, 2009 · "Pontypool" was produced as both a motion picture, and as a radio play. Both versions of "Pontypool" were influenced by Orson Welles' infamous radio production of "The War of the Worlds." The radio play was broadcast on the BBC's Art & Culture section of their World Service website.
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- Horror, Sci-Fi
- Bruce McDonald
- 2009-09-18
Pontypool Radio Play. I notice a lot of folks are sharing their favourite audio dramas and I was pretty stunned that CBC's "Pontypool" had some similarities to my "One by One" episode. But I originally wanted to tribute the show "The Peoria Plague". Either way, this was an amazing audio drama.
Jun 7, 2018 · Essentially a film-length bottle episode, Pontypool follows a morning radio DJ named Grant Mazzy (veteran character actor Stephen McHattie, in the role he was born to play) as he begins his...
- Alex Mclevy
Jun 29, 2021 · Pontypool was adapted for the stage from a 2009 CBC radio play by Tony Burgess. The radio script was, in turn, an adaptation of his screenplay for the and the 2008 Bruce McDonald horror movie of the same name.
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May 31, 2009 · Pontypool is a sinister symphony told in three distinct and very diverse macabre movements. The first resembles a radio play, a War of the Worlds circa 2008 with actor Stephen McHattie stepping...
