The Boat

1921

Comedy / Family

6
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 3959 4K

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Plot summary

A boat builder and his family attempt to set sail in his handmade boat, 'The Damfino'.

Director

Buster Keaton Photo
Buster Keaton

Top cast

Buster Keaton Photo
Buster Keaton as The Boat Builder
Edward F. Cline Photo
Edward F. Cline as SOS Receiver
Sybil Seely Photo
Sybil Seely as The Boat Builder's Wife
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
248.12 MB
1280*960
English 2.0
Not Rated
24 fps
12 hr 27 min
Seeds 1
460.86 MB
1440*1080
English 2.0
Not Rated
24 fps
12 hr 27 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

Not my favorite but the sinking boat gag

Not my favorite but the sinking boat gag is hilarious!
Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

You're gonna need a bigger boat. Our man

You're gonna need a bigger boat. Our man (Buster Keaton) resides on a small houseboat with his family, but finds sea-life riddled with difficulties. I will start this off by saying that while I have an unabashed affection for this man, this is one of his lesser shorts. That said, Buster's worst is better than many people's best, so there's always that. He is such an athlete, and he's not afraid to take a boot to the face to get a laugh. If faces could win awards, I would give him recognition for just his shorts alone, and he is always pulling gags that take you by surprise. The special effects are believable (especially given this was made in 1921), and this is even after they show you how they accomplish some of these effects in the opening scene. The "tumbler" scene is impressive (you'll know it when you see it), and I love how he created this character where construction nails are his answer to everything. I wouldn't call The Boat a must see, but if you watch it, you won't be disappointed.
Reviewed by sean l 6 / 10

Most casual boat owners will agree, the two

Most casual boat owners will agree, the two happiest days of the endeavor are the day you buy your vessel and the day you rid yourself of it. Buster Keaton essentially accomplishes both in the same twenty-four hours in this nautically-themed short. Having constructed a live-in yacht in the luxury of his basement-level garage, he hazardously takes it to sea and immediately undergoes a series of worst-case scenarios on the water before finally, unceremoniously, disposing of the whole accursed affair. As usual, the fun lies in watching Keaton exaggerate relatable life experiences, encountering a common irritant and completely failing to contain the problem before it all blows up in his face. It's a trait that's hereditary, evidently, as this time he's joined by a wife and two young kids that do him no favors, falling overboard or starting metaphorical fires as mindlessly as Keaton himself nails a hole in the hull to hang a framed painting. By most accounts, this short was originally conceived as the third act of a true feature-length comedy, combining the turbulent courtship of The Scarecrow with the post-nuptial home ownership disaster of One Week, before concluding with this mid-life cataclysm. Those grander aspirations never came to pass, and by comparison to the others,The Boat feels like the thinnest act. The opening volleys are inventive and hilarious, great examples of Keaton's knack for ingenuity in both comedy and engineering, but the plot soon overstays its welcome and the at-sea bits tend to feel a bit dreary and over-long. Entertaining, at least, but not one of the silent comic's very best.
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