The Great Buster: A Celebration
| The Great Buster: A Celebration | |
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| Directed by | Peter Bogdanovich |
| Written by | Peter Bogdanovich |
| Produced by | Peter Bogdanovich Charles S. Cohen Roee Sharon Louise Stratten |
| Cinematography | Dustin Pearlman |
| Edited by | Bill Berg-Hillinger |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Cohen Media Group |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $125,807[1] |
The Great Buster: A Celebration is a 2018 American documentary film written and directed by Peter Bogdanovich. The film chronicles the life and career of iconic silent film star and comedian Buster Keaton.[2] The film is narrated by Bogdanovich and features interviews with many industry figures such as Dick Van Dyke, Johnny Knoxville, Paul Dooley, French Stewart, Richard Lewis, Carl Reiner, Bill Hader, Mel Brooks, Cybill Shepherd, Werner Herzog, Nick Kroll, Quentin Tarantino, Leonard Maltin, Ben Mankiewicz, Bill Irwin, and Norman Lloyd. The film marked Bogdanovich's final directorial effort and Richard Lewis' final film before their deaths in 2022 and 24 respectively.[3]
Reception
[edit]The film received critical acclaim. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 94% approval rating, based on 47 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "The Great Buster: A Celebration isn't as breathlessly entertaining as the filmography that inspired it, but as a long-overdue primer, it's close to essential."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Great Buster". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Scott, A. O. (3 October 2018). "Review: 'The Great Buster' Brings a Deadpan Genius Back to Life". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Peter Bogdanovich, director of 'Paper Moon,' dead at 82". AP News. 6 January 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "The Great Buster: A Celebration". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 13, 2022.