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As its title suggests, the film is a parody of the silent film genre, particularly the slapstick comedies of Hal Roach, Mack Sennett and Buster KeatonJoseph Francis "Buster" Keaton ( October 4, 1895 February 1, 1966) was a popular and influential American silent-film comic actor and filmmaker. His trademark was physical comedy while keeping a deadpan expression on his face at all times, which earned hi. Among the film's many jokes is the fact that the only audible line in the movie is spoken by Marcel MarceauMarcel Marceau Marcel Marceau is THE master of mime and obviously the most popular representative of this art form world-wide. He was born on 23 March 1923 in Strasbourg (France). After having seen Charlie Chaplin he became interested in acting and from 1, the famous mimeA mime is the representation of action, character or mood using only gestures and movements rather than words, or the actor in such a performance, specifically a mimic or pantomimist. David Bowie was a mime before finding success as a singer. To mime is a.

A play on the 1970sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Events and trends trend of large corporations buying up smaller companies is parodied in this film by the attempt of the Engulf and Devour Corporation (a thinly veiled reference to Gulf and Western) attempting to take control of a studio.