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The Census Taker

The Census Taker

1984Movie⏱️ 1h 35mNot Rated
ComedyCrime
5.5
IMDB Rating
230 votes

Exasperated by his intrusions, a family shoots a census taker and tries to hide his body from a detective.

Director
Bruce R. Cook
Writers
Bruce R. Cook, Gordon M. Smith, William Kerwin
Stars
Greg Mullavey, Meredith MacRae, Garrett Morris
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Greg Mullavey
Greg Mullavey
as George
Meredith MacRae
Meredith MacRae
as Martha
Garrett Morris
Garrett Morris
as Harvey
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Austen Taylor
as Eva
Timothy Bottoms
Timothy Bottoms
as Pete
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Troy Alexander
as Edward
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Erin-Bruce Tolcharian
as Robert
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William R. Bremer
as Sheriff
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Laine Walker-McGrew
as Woman with Broom
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Laura Sorrenson
as Woman in Leopard-skin Pants

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Argentum Productions

🏷️ Keywords

man in socksdark comedyfamily relationshipsbodydetective

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyComedyCrime

⭐ Featured Review

Attempt At Avildsen/Waters Style Dark Satire Comes Off Like Bad Dinner Theater
by JasonDanielBaker2015-01-27

"The small but affluent suburb of Appleton is burdened with the nuisance of a special census survey. Harvey McGraw (Garrett Morris), a profoundly irritating statistician who likes to abuse his power is sent there to ask a long, tedious series of invasive questions. McGraw makes the faux pas of visiting the Dade household interrupting dinner and inviting himself in. The Dades are locally known for being disagreeable and obsessive about their privacy. Head of the household George Dade (Greg Mullavey) - an argumentative crank & right-wing libertarian is instantly perturbed by McGraw. When Mc..."

💡 Did You Know?

Greg Mullavey and Meredith MacRae, who portray a married couple, were married in real life.

📖 Synopsis

Exasperated by his intrusions, a family shoots a census taker and tries to hide his body from a detective.