Wall-E and Silent Mov-Es

June 23, 2009 9:51 AM

I'm looking to compile a list of all obvious direct references in "Wall-E" to silent film gags or scenes starring Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, or Harold Lloyd. Any suggestions for parallel scenes or shorts? Thanks!
posted by Misciel to Media & Arts (1 answer total)

There's bound to be quite a few, as according to IMDB trivia,

'Andrew Stanton' and the Pixar team watched every single Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton movie (the short films and the features) every day during lunch for about a year and a half. This was to inspire the possibilities of pure visual storytelling.

I don't know enough silent era movies and shorts to add anything, and the Trivia page doesn't list anything beyond the above quoted bit.
posted by filthy light thief at 11:27 AM on June 23, 2009