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David Arquette

Maltin on Movies

Leonard Maltin

Comedy, Jessie, Leonard, On, Tv & Film, Maltin, Movies

4.2662 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2018

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Scion of a multi-generational show business family (and the youngest of five siblings), David Arquette has worked as an actor, writer, director, and producer. Listeners of a certain age will always associate him with the Scream series. He won Leonard and Jessie’s heart with an impromptu pantomime performance he gave at a recent Buster Keaton-related ceremony. David is a delightful conversationalist, recounting show business lore and reviewing his own wide-ranging career.

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0:00.0

Now Entering Nerdist.com.

0:13.2

Hi, I'm Leonardor Malton.

0:14.7

And I'm Jesse Malton.

0:15.8

And you're listening to Malton on movies.

0:17.6

And let me just explain for a minute why we have our guest David Arquette here today.

0:22.6

Well, first, because he's a really talented and interesting guy.

0:25.7

Because we like you.

0:26.6

But a month or so ago, I attended a wonderful event honoring Buster Keaton and laying a kind of a plaque in the sidewalk where his original studio stood south of Santa Monica Boulevard here in L.A.

0:42.4

And it was a nice ceremony.

0:44.8

A number of speeches were made.

0:47.8

And I saw David there, and I thought, well, that's cool that he's here.

0:51.4

He must be a Buster Keaton fan.

0:53.2

He looks like a smart guy who would be that.

0:56.4

But then when he got up to the platform, he did a pantomime, kind of a slapstick pantomime,

1:04.5

and brought the house down, if that's what you say about a group of people who are out on a sidewalk.

1:09.1

But you did, and you disarmed everybody and just won over the crowd like in an incredible way.

1:17.4

Wow, that's so sweet to hear.

1:18.6

Thank you.

1:19.6

Well, it really was special.

1:20.4

It was a fun time.

1:21.5

They asked me to say something, and I hadn't prepared anything, and I'm not good in social settings.

1:27.1

I get all nervous. I'm just a jittery like,

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