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Information
- A.k.a.
- The Railroader
- Year
- 1965
- Runtime
- 24 min.
- Directors
- Buster Keaton, Gerald Potterton
- Genres
- Comedy, Short
- Rating *
- 7.2
- Votes *
- 623
- Checks
- 251
- Favs
- 11
- Dislikes
- 4
- Favs/checks
- 4.4% (1:23)
- Favs/dislikes
- 3:1
Top comments
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dwzobell
Nobody will remember it as their favorite Buster Keaton flick but it does bring a smile and a bit of shame for all of us who live and die by our checklists and our bullet-point vacations. Things are wonderful and full of opportunity but sometimes things get in the way. Sometimes we forget that the flight to the destination is just as much a part of the vacation as the rest of it. There's also a strip-mining element to vacation highlighted here that's unfortunate, uncomfortable and utterly charming under the hands of this comedic master. He may not notice the vistas around him but, aided by a skilled cinematographer, we notice them. And what vistas! O Canada.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/railrodder 9 years 6 months ago