The Balloonatic

1923

Comedy

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 72%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 72% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 3458 3.5K

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Plot summary

Buster and Phyllis endure a number of outdoor adventures trying to prove to each other their survival skills. The balloon, which lands Buster in the wilderness, later proves useful as their canoe is about go over a waterfall.

Director

Buster Keaton Photo
Buster Keaton

Top cast

Buster Keaton Photo
Buster Keaton as The Young Man
Babe London Photo
Babe London as Fat Girl at The House of Trouble
Phyllis Haver Photo
Phyllis Haver as The Young Woman
John Brown Photo
John Brown as A Bear
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
241.39 MB
1280*960
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
12 hr 26 min
Seeds 1
448.05 MB
1440*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
12 hr 26 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 6 / 10

wish he stayed on the balloon

Buster Keaton is at an amusement park. First he's in the House of Trouble and then he gets slapped in a tunnel ride. He finds a large balloon. The balloon gets loose and he gets taken for a ride. He tries his hand at duck hunting and shoots his own balloon. He crash lands and tries to do some fishing. He gets into a constant fight with a woman fishing until they run into a bear.I really laughed when he brought out the duck decoys. It would have been better for Keaton to extend the balloon ride. That is fun and something different. Once he gets on land, the story isn't quite as much fun. It's interesting to have the bear but that's to see if he's getting bit or not. I really the balloon but it's far too short.
Reviewed by SendiTolver 6 / 10

Bumbling Idiot

Well, don't get too excited over the title - there are very little actual ballooning in the movie. No big stunts either, just cheap slapstick gags which some are great, but overall, the film can be quite a disappointment to big Buster Keaton's fans. Buster Keaton stars as a young man who is so inept at anything, and being so oblivious about his own bumbling ways that it is almost hard to bear. His adventures start at the fun house of the amusement park, where Buster tries to amuse himself at someone's else expense. After failed attempt to hit on a girl on a boat ride, Buster stumbles on a hot air balloon that takes him into the wilderness. Trying to survive in the nature Buster has to overcome many obstacles, to win the heart of a girl.
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