Pee Wee's Big Adventure

Pee Wee's Big Adventure

About

Before Paul Reubens was pilloried in the press for the relatively minor infraction of jerking off during a porno movie, he was one of the most popular and subversive forces in children's TV thanks to his ground-breaking series Pee-Wee's Playhouse. This delightfully inane big-screen spin-off marked the feature debut of cult film-maker Burton and was the perfect vehicle for his bizarre, scattershot mentality. What little plot there is revolves around Pee-Wee's countrywide search for his missing red bicycle, but it's really just an excuse for some truly off-the-wall humour.

Cast & Connections

Actor: Mark Holton, Elizabeth Daily, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen, Irving Hellman, Paul Reubens
Director: Tim Burton
Writer: Phil Hartman, Michael Varhol, Paul Reubens
Producer: Robert Shapiro, Richard Gilbert Abramson
Photographer: Victor J Kemper

In a nutshell

It's surreal, funny, clever and disarming in equal measures.

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