Buster Keaton's Backward Rolls

[nateandsophie]

He was truly amazing. I can watch him over and over. Love him so much.

[nateandsophie]

Buster Keaton was a Class in all of his own. No one can compare, even 116 years later. I love this man!!!

[bettydaw1970]

buster=goat

greatest of all time

[PandaJungle]

AWESOMENESS

[TheBookWorm1718]

So let's see there's Cops, Convict 13, The Electric House, but what were the last two?

[TheBookWorm1718]

He was SUCH a talented man, I wish I'd been alive in his time so I could've known him.

[MissGoldenDreams13]

@shaqpopcorn34: Buster Keaton destroys anybody!

[shaqpopcorn34]

@IcolossusPSN ...buster keaton destroys jackie chan

[finnemccool]

@IcolossusPSN no way. Keaton once said to his cameraman, "keep filming until I yell cut or I'm killed!" Chan is nothing compared to Keaton. You haven't seen enough of his stunts to judge him. He used no doubles and had no special effects for his stunts. Watch Sherlock, Jr to see how great he was. These here are minor stunts from early in his career.

[gounderus]

Truly a comedic (and athletic!) GENIUS!

[MrAdamWayneGistarb]

Fucking awesome. I love slap stick comedy.

[misterzeerow]

@IcolossusPSN haha agreed. but keaton is the pioneer, in many interviews jackie brings up his name and movies when asked where he gets his inpiration from.

[leojonjb002]

@IcolossusPSN He is one of Jackie Chans big influences...

[AnHeroDesu]

i 1911'd

[LakierosJordy]

What movie is the very first scene from? (with the plank)

I need to know for an animation assignment. thanks!

[Wildchld06]

@LakierosJordy "Cops"

[MissGoldenDreams13]

WildChld06: I really liked the song you used in this video. What is it called?

[Wildchld06]

@MissGoldenDreams13  It's "Pineapple Rag" by Scott Joplin.

[DDandrums]

wat film is it at 37????

[Wildchld06]

@DDandrums Convict 13

[Joez86]

The king.

[bettydaw1970]

woo woo woo you know it!!!

[LigeiaUsher]

GENIO

[kylabmxer]

Him and Jake Brown know how to fall, but Jake fell from 45ft.

[marciatorresstar]

Wonderful Buster Keaton .

[LRZONE1]

Cool stunts! What is the name of the film at 43 seconds?

[Wildchld06]

It's called "The Saphead." It was Buster's first feature film. Douglas Fairbanks, who played the role of Bertie on Broadway, recommended Buster for the movie version.

[prettyparisian]

lol, he's just hilarious and a true legend love him always x

[gnolti]

Great way to blow a herniated disk or two.

[topliff12345]

wow hes like a 1920's free jumper , fantastic!!

[MissyHolland]

Speaking of backward rolls, he once did an unbilled stunt in an Arbuckle film where he rolled backwards out of a train, down a hill,

through a saloon door, and then slid up and

over the bar to crash behind it!!

It was described in a Bio but I've never seen

it.

[smilingpets]

I think you're referring to the short film "Out West." I haven't seen it in a few months. I do remember a man doing what you've described, but I'm not sure if it was Buster or Arbuckle 'cause I DO remember thinking Arbuckle's such a big man and he could fall down the hill so gracefully! Guess I'll have to borrow the DVD again from the library.

[treesmk]

whoa

amazing

but..no wonder the man aged so quickly... incredibly hard on himself. that and the alcoholism, i suppose. and the stupid mgm deal.

[chaussee123]

Don't forget the horrible wife and her family who used and abused him for the money.

[smilingpets]

I wonder if Buster would've lived a happier and better life had he married someone who truly loved him.

[cc4077]

He did, in 1940 he was 44 and she was 21, her name was Eleanor she was his partner and they toured together, they remained married for the rest of his life, when he died she never remarried.

[smilingpets]

Sorry, dumb comment. What I was really thinking about was if Buster's FIRST marriage was one built on true love, would he still have been an alcoholic. The '30s weren't too kind to him afterall.

[MissyHolland]

He finally did, smilingpets, in 1940, and

they were together until his death. Eleanor

died in 1998 and her memoir 'Remembering Buster' was published posthumously.

And I see cc407 answered as well! LOL

Well, I've typed it, I may as well post it!

[peterlovstrom]

Nice barani into his penultmate backward roll--though you can't see how he took off or from what, was he pitched? did he take off from one or two legs? I remember seeing Buster doing a barani in "Three Ages' on a football field, while holding a football-cool or what!

[drmoonrat]

in my opinion, those backwards rolls are easier than the front ones.