*The Warlock opens the door to his lair. He’s holding a sacred chalice of Pepsi while wearing a black leather jacket, a Bloodsport t-shirt, blue jeans, white sneakers and Gargoyle shades*
W: Welcome to my lair….welcome I don’t think so, but enter. Enter my lair if you dare. I’m your host The Warlock.
*Warlock makes the ground rumble before entering the lair*
W: Welcome back to Public Domain Week. Tonight we get to see a movie that may actually be funny. Before the 3 Stooges made it big in the 1930’s, Buster Keaton was one of Hollywood’s great comedians of the 1920’s. His movies inspired a lot of comedy routines that stood the test of time. One of his movies just entered Public Domain and that’s BATTLING BUTLER.
*Warlock takes his seat in the middle of the couch*
W: Apparently Buster is a mild mannered geek who pretends to be a professional boxer to impress a girl he likes. Obviously his plans are going to go south real fast. Now unlike the previous two movies, this one clocks in at one hour and seventeen minutes. I think I can handle a Buster Keaton comedy for 77 minutes so let’s see if it’s actually funny 95 years later or if the silent movie will be a dud. So grab your popcorn, grab your drink and grab your woman because its time for BATTLING BUTLER.
Directed by Buster Keaton
Written by Paul Gerard Smith, Al Boasberg, Lex Neal, Stanley Brightman, Austin Melford and Charles Henry Smith
Cast:
*Warlock reads the tagline*
W: “A love-struck weakling must pretend to be boxer in order to gain respect from the family of the girl he loves.”
W: This may actually be funny….I hope.
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