Buster Keaton Takes A Walk

Last summer I was reading a biography on Buster Keaton ("The Man Who Wouldn't Lie Down" by Tom Dardis) when I discovered an appendix that, for no apparent reason, was nothing but a dadist script called "El Paseo De Buster Keaton." It was written by the Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca in 1928 and wasn't published until after his death. My friends and I joked that perhaps he never meant to have it published- its just that absurd.

I decided to adapt the script into a silent film as an experiment for my friends. Could we get together and make a film, especially one that was based on something that only WE found funny? The result is "Buster Keaton Takes A Walk," which was made for hardly any money, many family favors and a crew doubling as its cast.

It was the best production I've ever participated in, mainly because there were no egos. It isn't the most amazing thing in the world, but it is definitely a steppingstone. Apparently we will make whatever we damn please.

Enjoy.

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[KommonSens]

YAAAAAAAZ

greaaat

is that django at the beginning?? i love all the involved parties here, i think. adrian hannah hilary buster lorca django ♥♥♥

coolness.

=DD

- joe

p.s. i'm saving this

[theunderpass]

Many people believe it's Django at the beginning, but it's actually Val Rosing backed by The Radio Rhythm Rascals. The song is called "Sweet Sue."

Sounds like Django though. Totally.

[beatingbrahms]

What the hell did I just watch???

[jenlikeshorses]

o_O?????

[KommonSens]

kewl. i am obsessed with Django.. i didn't know there WERE *other* gypsy guitarist types.

(see look at me, i'm about to talk about my favorite Django tracks:) my favorite Django tracks are: september song (the sentimental acoustic version), brazil (again, acoustic with clarinet), across the sea? i gotta look now -- Djangology's Across The Sea -- very favorite. i could Die to that music. anyway - haha, total tangent: loveliness on film! i think it's a Beaut!

=)