College / Steamboat Bill, Jr. with John Hodgman

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Blank Check Productions / Talkhouse

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Comedy, Film Reviews

4.6 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2023

⏱️ 143 minutes

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Summary

After his “blank check” for THE GENERAL bounced, Buster Keaton found himself creatively and financially shackled. Thus, 1927’s COLLEGE lands on the lesser end of the quality spectrum (not to mention a very difficult watch with Buster putting on blackface for a scene - yikes). But, his follow-up STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. features some of the most memorable and dangerous stunts of Keaton’s career, and acts as a beautiful send-off to his period as a self-sufficient filmmaker. The wonderful John Hodgman joins us to chat about both films and his life-long love of Buster. Plus - as always with a Hodgman episode - we go down several delightful rabbit holes: Doctor Who, beans, Goofy’s “George Geef” period, large pants, and more!

Guest Links:
Get Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches now in Paperback
Check out Up Here on Hulu
Watch Dicktown on Hulu
Listen to the Judge John Hodgman Podcast

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0:00.0	Music
0:22.0	Your speech was ridiculous.
0:23.8	Anyone prefers a podcast to a weak need teachers pet.
0:27.2	Change your mind about podcasts, then I'll change my mind about you.
0:33.2	I forgot there was a second part.
0:34.8	I remember the teachers pet part.
0:36.2	Yeah.
0:37.2	You know what I like about these?
0:39.0	They're written out.
0:39.9	Yeah, and also no one can say that I'm doing a bad impression.
0:43.8	But it's probably not what Buster Keaton sounds like.
0:46.3	That's not him. That's the girl.
0:47.5	I know, but then the retort.
0:49.8	That was all her.
0:50.9	It's all her.
0:51.6	Yes, she's saying.
0:53.1	She's offering the ultimatum.
0:54.9	Right.
0:55.1	When you change your mind about athletes, I'll change my mind about you.
0:59.1	Yeah, sure.
1:00.6	She's putting the plot into motion.
1:01.9	That's all her.
	...

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