Population 436 (2006) (V)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Michelle Maxwell MacLaren

Writer (WGA):

Michael Kingston (written by)

Release Date:

8 September 2006 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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.

Plot Keywords:

Small Town | Totalitarian | Partial Female Nudity | Conspiracy | Isolation

Cast

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
Peter Outerbridge	...	Deputy Christian Hecker
James Blicq	...	Obie Spark
Harry Nelken	...	Farmer Syde
Brian Edward Roach	...	Curly (as Brian Roach)
Arne MacPherson	...	Jack
Marina Stephenson Kerr	...	Ruby Flynn
Rea Kavanagh	...	Harmony Evans
Stephen McIntyre	...	Lionel
Patricia Hunter	...	Ms. Puttman
Morgan Hallett	...	Ms. Dresden
Muriel Hogue	...	Betsy Villner
Tom Anniko	...	Edgar
Christian Potenza	...	Frank Ramsey
Adriana O'Neil	...	Guthrie (as Adrianna O'Neil)
Robert Borges	...	Truck Driver (as Rob Borges)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cory Cassidy	...	Wyle (uncredited)
Gavin Polone	...	Aames (uncredited)

Directed by
Michelle Maxwell MacLaren		(as Michelle MacLaren)

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Kingston		(written by)

Produced by
Jessika Borsiczky	....	executive producer
Kathy Landsberg	....	executive producer
Judy Oseransky	....	associate producer
Gavin Polone	....	executive producer
Gavin Polone	....	producer

Original Music by
Glenn Buhr
Greg Russell

Cinematography by
Thomas Burstyn

Film Editing by
Gabriel Wrye

Production Design by
Andrew Deskin

Art Direction by
Deanna Rohde

Set Decoration by
Shawna Balas

Costume Design by
Meg McMillan

Makeup Department
Lori Caputi	....	key hair stylist
Joanne Jacobsen	....	makeup department head
Brenda Magalas	....	assistant makeup artist
Beth Anne McIvor	....	first assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Hartley Gorenstein	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Megan Basaraba	....	second assistant director
Ronaldo Nacionales	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Nick Burns	....	storyboard artist
Allan McGowan	....	set dresser
Bill Sinosich	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
George Addis	....	assistant sound
Julie Altus	....	adr recordist
Tim Farrell	....	sound effects editor
Mark D. Fleming	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ashley Harvey	....	dialogue editor
Daniel Nakamura	....	sound re-recordist
Damien Smith	....	foley artist
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Tim Harding	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Dan Lopez	....	visual effects
Michael Roderick	....	digital compositor
Doug Spilatro	....	visual effects
Johnny Wilson	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Robert Borges	....	stunts
Lisa Anne Durupt	....	stunt double
Chuck Robinson	....	stunt coordinator
Craig Skene	....	stunt performer
Dan Skene	....	stunt performer
Rick Skene	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Skene	....	stunt driver
Jodi Terhoch	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
François Balcaen	....	key grip: second unit
Sylvaine Dufaux	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Allen Fraser	....	still photographer
Schane Godon	....	first assistant camera
Joshua Gollish	....	digital imaging technician
Casey Harrison	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Tammy Jones	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Aaron Mallin	....	camera trainee
Michael McLellan	....	key grip
W. James Meagher	....	electric trainee
Reil Munro	....	grip
Rebecca Sandulak	....	still photographer
Claude Savard	....	camera operator
Paul Sigurdson	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Paul Suderman	....	camera operator: "b" camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda Madden	....	costume supervisor
Lauren D. Martin	....	truck costumer
Angela Wells	....	costume trainee

Editorial Department
Susan J. Vinci	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Glenn Buhr	....	music scoring
Adrian Van Velsen	....	music editor

Transportation Department
John Bekavac	....	driver
Julia Diana Cereceda	....	driver
Corey Walker	....	driver

Other crew
Lindsay Affleck	....	assistant to director
Dave Brown	....	firearms safety coordinator
Michael Chirsky	....	production assistant
Sarah Jane Cundell	....	location manager
Caroline Evans	....	assistant location manager
Shelly-Anne Hays	....	assistant to producer (as Shelly Hays-Novakowski)
Shelly-Anne Hays	....	off-set locations assistant (as Shelly Hays-Novakowski)
Andrea Hutchison	....	production coordinator
Ross Ikeda	....	post production accountant
Steven Lewis	....	finance legal
Celene Miles	....	first assistant accountant
Joey Naber	....	adr loop group leader
Ryan O'Quinn	....	adr voice
RoseAnna Schick	....	unit publicist
Stephanie Smith	....	accounting clerk
Jared Stephenson	....	assistant to producer
Steve St. Louis	....	location scout
Jennifer L. Stone	....	post-production accountant
Michelle Walker	....	key craft service
Sheila Woodley	....	head accountant
Christa Zofcin	....	business affairs executive

Production Companies

• Pariah

Distributors

• Movie Bank (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

MPAA:

Rated R for brief sexuality and violence.

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Roseisle, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

Pariah

Goofs:

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.

Quotes:

Steve Kady: Well Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas any more.

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

A pleasant surprise.....decent thriller with a good performance from Sisto

Do you ever watch a movie and are pleasantly surprised?? Doesn't happen often for me....but Pop/436 did the trick! A decent thriller with an unique plot, Pop/436 tells a story of a small town that through over 100 years has kept a constant population. The story is adequate, but a good background score and another excellent performance by Jeremy Sisto (who was excellent in Paranoia 1.0) is able to keep the audience interested for the 90 min runtime.

Don't expect anything extraordinary from this movie, but in a day and age where over budget movie miss the mark time and time again, Pop/436 is a rare treat which is worth a view.