Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

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

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

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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

Washington Post

Paul Attanasio

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

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 spectacular...

Burton demonstrates his knack for building seemingly dynamic meta-worlds inside our own world, dep...

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.