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      The Railrodder

      Released Oct 2, 1965 24m Comedy List
      Reviews 67% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Buster takes a cross-country trip across Canada. Read More Read Less

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      Seth W After his glory years, and then collapse, Keaton found new life in small parts. In this short film he is at the center and displays his sense of the gag and the physicality to pull it off at high speed. Echoes of The General and beautiful views of Canada. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/02/24 Full Review Audience Member Buster Keaton in The Railrodder 1964 A film shot towards the end of Buster Keaton’s life but shows how Canada looks from the east coast to west coast of Canada by train. It uses old slap stick and silent movie jokes and reuses gags that were seen in Buster Keaton’s older films. It is like watching a Looney Tunes cartoon or Warner Brothers cartoon. But the physics do not work for the amount of things Buster Keaton’s character is able to do while on this small train cart. It is like Mary Poppins bag but instead it is a train cart box that Buster Keaton’s character is able to pull all these supplies from. I like the Canadian geese and camouflaging the train car with tree limps. I like all the jokes and the look of the film and seeing Canada. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/20 Full Review Audience Member Obviously Keaton couldn't do all those great stunts he used to do at this point, but this movie could have been a lot funnier, like maybe if there were more characters or some dialogue? It's entertaining enough, but the story isn't well developed. I'd only recommend this to the die hard fans. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a good thing this movie was short, because it would have been a little too boring any longer than that. As it is, it pays great homage to the silent comedies of the far past. And Buster Keaton? Man...that guy is the epitome of "crotchety old man" in some scenes. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Buster Keaton's comeback vehicle (pardon the pun) was an amusing throwback to the silent era, despite "talkies" being around for a long time. The humour often feels outdated, but Keaton's energy and dead pan delivery are entertaining enough to carry the 24 minute run time. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Short about Buster Keaton swimming over to Canada to take a railroad tour of the country. It's fun for the sight gags. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Buster takes a cross-country trip across Canada.
      Director
      Gerald Potterton, Buster Keaton, John Spotton
      Screenwriter
      Buster Keaton, Gerald Potterton
      Distributor
      Kino Video
      Genre
      Comedy
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 2, 1965, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 17, 2020
      Runtime
      24m