Pakarya film Mel Brooks sampun junjungin Buster Keaton pinaka pangaruh gede antuk, nlatarang: "Tiang mautang akeh (Buster) ring kalih tingkat: Abesik mawinan dados guru sane hebat antuk tiang pinaka pakarya film padidi, miwah sane liyanan tuah pinaka jadma sane ngaksinin jadma mabakat puniki ngalaksanayang napi-napi sane menakjubkan puniki.
Filmmaker Mel Brooks has credited Buster Keaton as a major influence, saying: "I owe (Buster) a lot on two levels: One for being such a great teacher for me as a filmmaker myself, and the other just as a human being watching this gifted person doing these amazing things.