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Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

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When eccentric man-child Pee-Wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life.

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Pee-wee Herman (as Pee-wee Herman)
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Judd Omen ...
Irving Hellman ...
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Chuck (as Daryl Roach)
Bill Cable ...
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Peter Looney ...
Policeman #2
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Storyline

The cartoonish and childish character Pee Wee Herman goes on a big adventure for the first time ever when his beloved shiny new bicycle is stolen by his nemesis Francis Buxton, a fellow man-child and neighborhood rich "kid." And he sets off on an obsessive cross-country journey, determined to recover it. Pee-wee's awkward and childish attempts to be cool and mature. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}

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The story of a rebel and his bike. See more »


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Release Date:

9 August 1985 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

A Grande Aventura de Pee Wee  »

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$40,900,000 (USA)
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1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Professor Toru Tanaka:  Francis's butler. See more »

Goofs

When Pee-Wee is dropped off by Large Marge at the truck stop, folks at the diner there inform him that she was really dead. They point to a plaque with her picture saying she died that very night 10 years ago - January 11, 1974. The weather throughout the movie shows lots of green vegetation, and living plants, not the characteristics of January weather. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Pee-wee: Look out, Mister Potato Head!
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Spoofs Goldfinger (1964) See more »

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"BURN IN HELL"
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Much more entertaining than Star Wars!
18 February 2004 | by (Llano, TX) – See all my reviews

i'm appalled at the rating for this classic. what i gathered from the few negative nellies is that they were (a) not Pee Wee fans or (b) obsessive burton fans who think of this as one of his films, when really the comedy stylings of pee wee & phil hartman, both former groundlings, who are the heart and soul of this movie. i'm not saying burton didn't contribute, but that it was a collaboration between the three.

10/10


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