Crime ·Comedy · United States of America · 1984 · 1h 35m

The Census Taker

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Director
Bruce R. Cook
Cast
Greg Mullavey as George Meredith MacRae as Martha Garrett Morris as Harvey Timothy Bottoms as Pete Jennifer Finch as Punk Girl
Crew
Tom Jewett — Director of Photography Bruce R. Cook — Editor Gordon M. Smith — Writer Bruce R. Cook — Writer Robert Bealmear — Producer
Tagline

Four lovers with everything to hide. One stranger with nothing to lose.

Synopsis

When George and Martha let Harvey, 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 and Eva, must hide the body from a determined investigator.

Mood & Themes
detectivemurdercensus takerflirting
Key Collaborators
Bruce R. Cook Director Tom Jewett Director of Photography Bruce R. Cook Editor Gordon M. Smith Writer Bruce R. Cook Writer Robert Bealmear Producer
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