2y Sometimes it is so amazing how they got all those stunts to work, and then I remember that they had little concernKeaton made his name with set piece stunts, throughout which he maintained his deadpan demeanor Buster Keaton in Photoplay, December 1924 A 15 Guardian blog article states that he "never refused a stunt, however dangerous;And Buster Keaton, the stonefaced legend who drove his own car at the age of 12 and happily did stunts for 30 years while unaware his neck was broken, is
Stone Face Buster Keaton King Of Early Stunts Who Broke His Neck Without Even Knowing
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Buster keaton stunts explained-Weird History 3 mins Fandor analyzes Buster Keaton's work Though Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton were the two biggest slapstick stars of the silent film era, they were far from being the only ones Countless performers explored the slapstick arena in the early days of film such as Harold Lloyd, Larry Semon, Laurel &
Of the three great American clowns of the silent era, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, Keaton has emerged, by and large, as the cinephiles' favourite over Chaplin, who was the greater star of his day and held the preeminent position in critics' eyes for the first half of the last centuryAll this being explained, what follows is an examination of my favorite 1926 film, THE GENERAL, directed by Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton "A comedian does funn y things," Buster Keaton said "A good comedian does things funny"Film Summary (1927)") It's true that the train chases and clever fixes Keaton comes up with to
(Gary Giddins and Matthew Dessem, "Buster Keaton's The General," Slate, ) Roger Ebert hailed The General as "an epic of silent comedy" with "ingenious" stunts and gags (Roger Ebert, "The General Movie Review &This Buster Keaton stunt was so dangerous, half the crew walked off the set rather than help him do it If it looks real, that's because it is rankercomBecause he was funny, because he wore that porkpie hat, Keaton's physical skills are often undervalued We hear about the stunts of Douglas Fairbanks Sr, but no silent star did more dangerous stunts than Buster Keaton Instead of using doubles, he himself doubled for some of his actors, doing their stunts as well as his own
A smaller change in velocity in the same amount of time would produce a lower magnitude acceleration Surely Buster had learned some of these physics tricks to make stuntsBuster Keaton did most of his own stunts In the 19s CGI didn't exist, so actors either had to hire stuntpeople or do their own stunts ;In fact, he frequently doubled for other actors when they needed to take a fall That's because he was a pro, who had learned to land soft and withstand a few knocks Some stunts
Comedian Buster Keaton, 70, Hollywood immortal whose trademark was the dead pan and who felt last year that "I might live forever," died of lung cancer Tuesday in his Woodland Hills homeBuster Keaton was a man who have less of a shit about his own personal safety and body than a person in a Taco Bell eating contest For virtually his entire career he put his bones and life on the line performing an endless stream of ballachingly painful looking stunts for money and fame Keaton's skill atBuster Keaton made history 100 years ago So much has changed about Hollywood since the 19s, but we still value stars And this week, 100 years ago, we were introduced to one of Hollywood's first genuine superstars An actor and director who could do it all Buster Keaton became synonymous with comedy and audacious stunts He was a silent film director who knew
Keaton chose the latterBuster Keaton as a child Photograph Allstar In the pioneer days of the 1900s and 1910s, actors had been expected to muck in, from the roughandtumble of slapstick comedy, right up to the point10 Reasons Buster Keaton Was a Badass Stuntman 10 Reasons Buster Keaton Was a Badass Stuntman Watch later Share Copy link Info Shopping Tap to unmute If
This was made just after Buster had returned from duty in World War I (where he suffered permanent hearing loss in one ear and being in the very epicenter of the worst Influenza epidemic ever) and was one of the last Keaton and Arbuckle would do In 19, Buster would inherit Arbuckle's controlling interest in his company Comique, while Arbuckle left to do fulllengthSomehow The Longest Day Of The Week, Pingback The First Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon Silentology His first independent production, One Week also set the template for Keaton's knack for injurydefying (and injuryinducing) stunts Life may not be easy, but he often accepts whatever it presents and works around itBuster Keaton, Actor The General Joseph Frank Keaton was born on in Piqua, Kansas, to Joe Keaton and Myra Keaton Joe and Myra were Vaudevillian comedians with a popular, everchanging variety act, giving Keaton an eclectic and interesting upbringing In the earliest days on stage, they traveled with a medicine show that included family friend, illusionist
Some of Buster Keaton's Most Amazing StuntsJoseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( – ) was an American actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expressionStunts in Silence Born in 15, Buster Keaton was one of the very first star actors and directors—and one of the first stunt performers Unlike many actors today, he did all of his stunts himself, including a famous scene where the entire front of a house narrowly misses falling on top of him Get a look at some of Keaton's most daringIn The Cameraman, Buster Keaton plays a tintype cameraman who decides to switch from photography to moving pictures in order to get the attention of Sally (Marceline Day), a woman working at news service MGM Newsreel After a series of mishaps, he gets his chance to prove to her, and himself, that he's got what it takes to make it with the new tech, but after so many
Keaton performed all of his stunts, he never refused a stunt, however dangerous;Keaton himself verified the origin of his nickname Buster, given to him by Houdini, when at the age of three, fell down a flight of stairs and was picked up and dusted off by Houdini, who said to Keaton's father Joe, also nearby, that the fall was 'a buster' Savvy showman Joe Keaton liked the nickname, which has stuck for more than 100 yearsWhile Keaton's stunts were carried on without disaster as a child, Keaton's adult career was (perhaps unsurprisingly) filled with incidents of stunts going wrong Among Keaton's injuries were being knocked unconscious, at least one neardrowning, and a broken ankle Despite these injuries and incidents, though, Keaton never once refused
In fact, he frequently doubled for other actors when they needed to take a fallJust as memorable are the daredevil, deathdefying stunts of Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton, who competed with each other throughout their careers The stonefaced Keaton "suffered most when the talkies arrived," notes Jana Prikryl in The New York Review of Books , and "never commanded the wealth or popularity" of Chaplin or Lloyd in his dayAll this being explained, what follows is an examination of my fourth favorite 19 film, ONE WEEK, directed by Edward F Cline and Buster Keaton I really don't know if I'm using this word right, but Buster Keaton's comedy may be described as pithy His films are so forceful, so tight, so intricately designed and choreographed
On the Fence – Keaton's stunts in Cops and Our Hospitality Posted on by John Bengtson In a recent post I showed how Buster Keaton staged his daring waterfall rescue from Our Hospitality (1923)Joseph Frank Keaton, known professionally as Buster Keaton, was an American actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer He got the name from his father, who thought Buster was funny Keaton was one of the kings of the silent era A man who was known for his deadpan humor and nimble acrobatics that seemed to defy gravityKeaton became famous for performing all of his own stunts His signature gag, one he first tried in One Week, involved his character standing in front of a building or wall and the building/wall then collapsing on top of him But, he would walk away unharmed because he stood where a doorway of open window had been
Buster Keaton lived such an extraordinary life that boiling it down to a 10 item list would be both unfeasible and offensive to the memory of a man we really don't want to be haunted by So we're going to tighten our focus and list 10 facts about Buster Keaton that prove what we've suspected all along that in addition to being a comedic genius, he was a ludicrous badassLet's take a look at two of hiChaplin's is more of a dance, while Keaton's is more of a showcase of slapstick where he's pretty much a punching bag, though it's also somewhat acrobatic, too
Recent posts show Buster Keaton crossed paths with Orson Welles in Venice, California (The High Sign and Touch of Evil), and with Alfred Hitchcock in San Francisco (Day Dreams and Vertigo) This time Keaton and 'King of Cool' actor Steve McQueen cross paths filming stunts in the City by the Bay Intrepid reader 'Skip' sensedBuster Keaton rides the rails in Canada In September of 1964, Hollywood icon Buster Keaton arrived at Canada's East Coast to start filming a 25minute travelogue for the National Film Board Produced with the full cooperation of the Canadian National Railroad, the film would see him travel from coast to coast on a railwaytrack speederBuster Keaton's final film was 1966's "A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum" Shortly after production wrapped, Buster, a longtime smoker, developed a hacking cough which turned out to be advanced lung cancer Knowing he had little time left, Eleanor chose to tell him that he had a bad case of bronchitis
One of the most renowned Buster Keaton stunts involves him getting the better of a landscape feature Our Hospitality (1923) has scenes filmed at California's Truckee River and when I first saw it I thought the waterfall scene (above) was filmed at a real location In reality the whole waterfall was constructed on a Hollywood backlot, as is explained (with photographs) on theOur Hospitality is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster KeatonReleased by Metro Pictures Corporation, it uses slapstick and situational comedy to tell the story of Willie McKay, caught in the middle of the infamous Canfield–McKay feud, an obvious satire of the reallife Hatfield–McCoy feud It was a groundbreaking work for the comedy film genre, as KeatonThe Great Stone Face The Life And Times Of Buster Keaton, Part 3 In case you missed it, here are parts 1 and 2 of The Life and Times of Buster Keaton Buster Keaton was one of the greatest stars of the silentfilm era His absurd, hilarious, and deathdefying stunts, all performed with his trademarked deadpan expression, enthralled movie
Buster Keaton's stunts Close 34k Posted by 2 years ago Archived Buster Keaton's stunts Play 000 000 Settings Fullscreen 132 comments share Sort by best View discussions in 1 other community level 1 The tall building stunts in Three Ages Turn right (east) on First St, and turn left (north) onto Spring St Although Spring St is now reconfigured, around the middle of the block on the left (west) side, before reaching Temple St, lies the general location of where Keaton is surprised by all the police in the parking lot in Cops This concludesBuster Keaton helped pioneer the movie and Television industry;
Throughout the 19s, Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was a comedic force of nature on the big screen Then, as the decade drew to a close, his influential brand of extreme slapstick and stunt work hit a bump in the road The result was a descent into alcoholism and depression that became so bad it led to Keaton being institutionalizedLate Buster Keaton is probably the most famous American star of Hollywood's silent era He could only be compared to Britishborn Charlie Chaplin, although many consider Keaton to be the ultimate master of silent comedy Keaton was a seminal comedian, actor, producer, screenwriter, and director that shaped the industry for years to come, evenHardy, and Harry Langdon, alongside plenty of
However, he did so much more Besides acting,writing, directing, producing, choreographing and doing his own stunts, he mentored and continues to influence comedians and film makers todayVideos for Youtube Buster Keaton Stunts Explained 501 youtubecom Best of Buster Keaton's stuntsFamous comedian Buster Keaton performed so many dangerous stunts himself that in some cases, he could have got himself killed!
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