The Census Taker | |
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Directed by | Bruce R. Cook |
Written by | Bruce R. Cook William Kerwin W. Gordon Smith |
Produced by | Robert Bealmer |
Starring |
Greg Mullavey Meredith MacRae Garrett Morris Timothy Bottoms |
Cinematography | Tom Jewett |
Edited by | Bruce R. Cook |
Music by | Jay Seagrave The Residents |
Production company | Argentum Productions |
Distributed by | Seymour Borde & Associates |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Census Taker is a 1984 black comedy directed by Bruce R. Cook. It stars Greg Mullavey, Meredith MacRae, Timothy Bottoms, and Garrett Morris. [1] [2] The film was The Residents' first film soundtrack commission when their participation was suggested by Penn Jillette to Cook. [3] [4] It was released by Trans World Entertainment on VHS in 1989 under the title Husbands, Wives, Money & Murder. [5] [6]
When George ( Greg Mullavey) and Martha ( Meredith MacRae) let Harvey ( Garrett Morris), an annoying census taker, into their home, they find themselves under a barrage of increasingly abusive questions. Furious at his intrusiveness, and at their wit's end, they kill the census taker and with the help of their friends Pete ( Timothy Bottoms) and Eva (Austen Tayler), must hide the body from a determined investigator.
The Census Taker | |
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![]() theatrical poster | |
Directed by | Bruce R. Cook |
Written by | Bruce R. Cook William Kerwin W. Gordon Smith |
Produced by | Robert Bealmer |
Starring |
Greg Mullavey Meredith MacRae Garrett Morris Timothy Bottoms |
Cinematography | Tom Jewett |
Edited by | Bruce R. Cook |
Music by | Jay Seagrave The Residents |
Production company | Argentum Productions |
Distributed by | Seymour Borde & Associates |
Release date |
|
Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Census Taker is a 1984 black comedy directed by Bruce R. Cook. It stars Greg Mullavey, Meredith MacRae, Timothy Bottoms, and Garrett Morris. [1] [2] The film was The Residents' first film soundtrack commission when their participation was suggested by Penn Jillette to Cook. [3] [4] It was released by Trans World Entertainment on VHS in 1989 under the title Husbands, Wives, Money & Murder. [5] [6]
When George ( Greg Mullavey) and Martha ( Meredith MacRae) let Harvey ( Garrett Morris), an annoying census taker, into their home, they find themselves under a barrage of increasingly abusive questions. Furious at his intrusiveness, and at their wit's end, they kill the census taker and with the help of their friends Pete ( Timothy Bottoms) and Eva (Austen Tayler), must hide the body from a determined investigator.