The Great Buster: A Celebration
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Directed byPeter Bogdanovich
Written byPeter Bogdanovich
Produced byPeter Bogdanovich
Charles S. Cohen
Roee Sharon
Louise Stratten
CinematographyDustin Pearlman
Edited byBill Berg-Hillinger
Production
company
Distributed byCohen Media Group
Release date
  • October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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 before his death in January 2022.[3]

Reception

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

  1. ^ "The Great Buster". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Peter Bogdanovich, director of 'Paper Moon,' dead at 82". AP News. 6 January 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Great Buster: A Celebration". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

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Peter Bogdanovich
Buster Keaton
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