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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Railrodder |
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After reading a newspaper advertisement in the London Times about sightseeing in Canada, a man walks across the Atlantic and boards a two-seater "railrodder" (motorized railway cart) to cross the continent from ocean to ocean. Various misadventures occur along the way. Silent film star Buster Keaton soloed in this dialogue-less 1965 film when he was nearly 70 (about a year before his death) -- obligingly performing some stunts with his usual poise and dignity. The short film is not that funny, and serves partly as an ad for the Canadian National Railway. It would appeal mostly to Keaton fans or viewers with the sophistication to appreciate a sort of "Samuel Beckett on vacation" plot (such as it is), but recent Laserdisc and video versions often include a "making-of" documentary that is almost better than the film itself.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Railrodder |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Road trip
Yes
Kind of comedy
- physical comedy
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 60's-90's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- white
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- natural phenomena
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Canada
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- moving train
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Non-American film?
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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