Pontypool /
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 behavio...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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New York :
IFC Films,
[2010]
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| 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 to stay on the air in the hopes of being rescued, or provide the virus that can leap over the airwaves and into the world. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Adapted from the novel "Pontypool changes everything" by Tony Burgess. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features: US trailer; international trailer; filmmaker commentary; CBC original radio show; "Eve" short film; "Dada dum" short film ; "The death of Chet Baker" short film. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Miroslaw Baszak ; editor, Jeremiah Munce ; music, Claude Foisy. |
| ISBN: | 0788612042 9780788612046 |