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Population 436 (2006) -- A census-taker (Sisto) is sent to investigate why a certain small town has had the same population -- 436 residents -- for the last 100 years.

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Writer (WGA):
Michael Kingston (written by)
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Release Date:
8 September 2006 (Italy) more
Tagline:
The residents of Rockwell Falls are dying for you to visit...
Plot:
A census-taker (Sisto) is sent to investigate why a certain small town has had the same population -- 436 residents -- for the last 100 years. full summary | full synopsis
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The Weekly Wrap-Up: March 22-28, 2009
 (From Dread Central. 28 March 2009, 1:51 AM, PDT)

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Mundane re-run of Two Thousand Maniacs, less the gore more (53 total)

Cast

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Leigh Enns ... Kathy Most
Susan Kelso ... Nurse Greaver
Rick Skene ... Ray Jacobs

Fred Durst ... Deputy Bobby Caine
David Fox ... Dr. Harold James Greaver
Peter Jordan ... Minister Hiller

Charlotte Sullivan ... Courtney Lovett
R.H. Thomson ... Sheriff Colcutt
Frank Adamson ... Mayor Grateman
Reva Timbers ... Amanda Jacobs

Monica Parker ... Belma

Jeremy Sisto ... Steve Kady
Lora Schroeder ... Gas station attendant
Winston Sisto ... Dog
Martin Trudel ... Red
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Rated R for brief sexuality and violence.
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USA:92 min
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Continuity: After Bobby gets hit on the head by Kady, he recovers after being awakened by the other officer. There is no welt or bruise or even slight projection of pain or recent injury by Bobby. more
Quotes:
Kathy Most: [first lines - giving birth] Aaah! It hurts, it hurts.
Dr. Harold James Greaver: You're doing fine. Keep breathing. In and out.
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References The Wizard of Oz (1939) more

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48 out of 65 people found the following comment useful.
Mundane re-run of Two Thousand Maniacs, less the gore, 28 July 2006
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Author: The_Void from Beverley Hills, England

Population 436 was a point of interest for me because of its main plot line. The idea behind the film is definitely intriguing, and I've got to say that I did want to discover the mystery behind the film; but the plot is also the film's biggest problem. Writer Michael Kingston seems too content to let the film simply wallow in it's central idea rather than building it up, so what we're left with is a movie with a rather dry final third, as it soon becomes obvious that it's not going anywhere it hasn't gone already. The plot is fairly original in itself; but the handling isn't, as most everything about the film reeks of Herschell Gordon Lewis' classic 'Two Thousand Maniacs', only without the bloodshed. The plot focuses on Steve Kady; a man that works for a census-taking agency. He is dispatched to a small town called 'Rockwell Falls' in order to investigate why their population has been at 436 for the last hundred years or so. While there, several instances transpire and our man soon finds out that the town of Rockwell Falls isn't quite right; and the reason why the population stays the same is more than a coincidence.

At first, I thought the reason why the residents of Rockwell Falls have opted to keep their population at 436 was so they wouldn't have to change their painted sign, and actually; the real reason isn't too far away from being that drab. The film starts off with a woman giving birth, inter-cut with a scene that sees a man killed in a car accident. I guess this would be a pretty good indicator for most people as to why the population stays at 436 right from the off, and the film makes a habit of not keeping it's cards close enough to it's chest as heavy hints are dropped often and by the time it gets to actually finding out the mystery, you already know. However, in the film's favour; it does feature an amiable lead performance from Jeremy Sisto. Sisto made his best film with 'May', and since then has also starred in that Dead and Breakfast rubbish, and some American TV shows. Population 436 is directed by Michelle Maxwell MacLaren, a director that has only worked on TV shows prior to making this; and it shines through, as the movie never feels any more ambitious than your common TV movie. Overall, Population 436 is not essentially 'bad' - but it's not very good either. Feel free to skip this one.

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