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Name: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
Released: 1985-7-19
Cast: Paul Reubens, E.G. Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

PG
1h 30m
1985

87%

age 7+

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When Pee-wee Herman's idyllic world is destroyed by the theft of his fire-engine red bicycle, the pre-pubescent adult sets out on a manic cross-country odyssey to recover his most valued possession. Director Tim Burton makes his feature-film debut with this comic masterpiece.

Director:

Tim Burton

Producer:

Robert Shapiro, Richard Gilbert Abramson, William E. McEuen

Writer:

Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens, Michael Varhol

Cast:

Paul Reubens, E.G. Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen, James Brolin, Morgan Fairchild, Tony Bill

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

87%

Critics Consensus: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure brings Paul Reubens' famous character to the big screen intact, along with enough inspired silliness to dazzle children of all ages.

Reviews

Bay Area Reporter

Steve Warren

Adventure is a well-produced showcase that sets [Pee-Wee Herman] firmly in line with classic clowns from Chaplin through Jerry Lewis.

"Pee-wee's Big Adventure" isn't a movie but a collection of found objects from the garbage heap of low culture...

Tim Burton's first (and best) movie...

June 25, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Christian Science Monitor

David Sterritt

It's a true original -- a comedy maverick that looks and feels like no other movie I know.

It's a bold attempt to do something dazzlingly original, although some of the gags are spectacularly unfunny and Pee-wee's nervous prattling can become irritating.

June 25, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 7+

Common Sense Says

Just as charming and curious as it was in 1985.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, a quirky 1985 movie, is a cult-classic among devotees of Paul Reubens' bow-tied alter ego. Although even preschoolers will likely find Pee-Wee's antics funny, there are some sinister dream sequences and near-fights that might frighten the youngest of viewers. Large Marge is especially scary. Elementary-aged kids, however, are just the right age to appreciate Pee-Wee's singular mission to find his beloved stolen red bicycle and to witness the various hilarious ways he manages to get out of scrapes without ever getting hurt.