Buster Keaton Appreciation Thread

Let's take a random moment to recognize the genius of Joseph Frances Keaton Jr.

[Edited on May 13, 2004 by Jeff_Fries]

Seen most of his films. Truely a lost art and Genre. Jackie Chan did an homage to this sequence in one of his Chinese Language films.

I'm taking a "History of Film" class because it satisfies a transfer requirement, and we've gone over Keaton extensively. He really was one of the forefathers of slapstick comedy, and the stunts he does in his movies are pretty incredible at times.

as a child he was thrown around as part of a circus act

He and Harold Loyd are the fathers of all physical comedy.

If comedy were weapons, Buster Keaton would be an invisible laser that shot the soul straight out of your body while Harold Lloyd would be a semi-automatic idiot launcher.

... and through a big bass drum.

I heard there was a population dip when he was popular as his comedy made men laugh the sperm out of their nuts.

Hence the term...

Bust a nut.

Booooooooo!

This is also by association a Fuck Jimmy Durante thread.



God. I can't believe I ate your cereal.

Hahahaa. I thought this was old timey comedy hour?!

The General is my favorite of his films.

The scene where he walks on a moving train just can't be done anymore...

The first short I saw of his was Sherlock Jr. and I laughed so hard I literally had to stop it to catch my breath. I've been a huge fan ever since.

Great thread!

I still totally love Buster Keaton.

I've probably laughed more at the few Buster Keaton flicks I've seen than all the modern "comedies" combined.

buster keaton rules. i almost thought i was imagining this post but it's for reals.

the comedy and stunts are top notch.

I saw The Cameraman like two years ago on the big screen. I laughed so hard I started to levitate.

If I ever wished that a man silently fucked my mom.. I wish Buster Keaton was that man.

I never particularly got into Buster Keaton's films. However, I do recognize his talent and the influence he had.

And that isn't to say I never laughed at his movies, I just prefer mine with dialogue. Physical comedy has never been my favorite.

for those that have buster keaton dvds, which ones are the best that feature the shorts he did with fatty arbuckle?

the kino releases are awesome.

light sleeper, huh?

Hits stunts are all amazing, and he probably made a lot of people realize how funny it is to watch someone run from the cops.

He totally could've kicked Chaplin's ass.

My great-grandfather's cousin was married to him for, like, three months...she stole his dog.

Mostly so I could say.. "My Dad's the raddest man on Earth. He makes Charlie Chaplin look like Pauly Shore."

[Edited on Jan 11, 2005 by Lemonkid]

I saw The General with a live band (The Guy Forsyth Band, out of Austin, TX) performing music and sound effects....

truly incredible.

Later on in that wonderful film festival, Mel Gibson said I look like Buster Keaton. I dont know if he was just saying that out of eerie coincidence, or if he knew that we'd watched it earlier.....

$5 at WalMart, get a Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin 2 pack. 2 movies from each.