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Pee-wee Big Adventure

Original title: Pee-wee's Big Adventure
  • 1985
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
59K
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848
3,697
Paul Reubens in Pee-wee 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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Tim Burton
  • Writers
    • Phil Hartman
    • Paul Reubens
    • Michael Varhol
  • Stars
    • Paul Reubens
    • Elizabeth Daily
    • Mark Holton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    59K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    848
    3,697
    • Director
      • Tim Burton
    • Writers
      • Phil Hartman
      • Paul Reubens
      • Michael Varhol
    • Stars
      • Paul Reubens
      • Elizabeth Daily
      • Mark Holton
    • 219User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos5

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    Paul Reubens In Memoriam
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    Top cast

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    Paul Reubens
    Paul Reubens
    • Pee-wee Herman
    • (as Pee-wee Herman)
    Elizabeth Daily
    Elizabeth Daily
    • Dottie
    Mark Holton
    Mark Holton
    • Francis Buxton
    Diane Salinger
    Diane Salinger
    • Simone
    Judd Omen
    Judd Omen
    • Mickey
    Irving Hellman
    • Mr. Crowtray
    Monte Landis
    Monte Landis
    • Mario
    Damon Martin
    Damon Martin
    • Chip
    • (as Damon Landis)
    David Glasser
    David Glasser
    • BMX Kid
    Gregory Brown
    • BMX Kid
    Mark Everett
    • BMX Kid
    Daryl Keith Roach
    Daryl Keith Roach
    • Chuck
    • (as Daryl Roach)
    Bill Cable
    • Policeman #1
    Peter Looney
    • Policeman #2
    Starletta DuPois
    Starletta DuPois
    • Sgt. Hunter
    Professor Toru Tanaka
    Professor Toru Tanaka
    • Butler
    • (as prof. Toru Tanaka)
    Ed Herlihy
    Ed Herlihy
    • Mr. Buxton
    Ralph Seymour
    Ralph Seymour
    • Francis' Accomplice
    • Director
      • Tim Burton
    • Writers
      • Phil Hartman
      • Paul Reubens
      • Michael Varhol
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Paul Reubens said that he, Phil Hartman, and Michael Varhol had never written a screenplay prior to this film. They purchased a book by Syd Field on how to write screenplays and did exactly what the book said. As a result, this movie is sometimes used in screenwriting classes because it fits the screenwriting paradigm perfectly - the film is 90 minutes long and the script is 90 pages long. The first act ends at Page 30 / 30-minute mark, the second act ends at Page 60 / 60-minute mark, etc.
    • Goofs
      When Pee-wee and Simone watch the sunrise they enter a red T-Rex, but exit a green T-Rex, because it was being lit with a red spotlight.
    • Quotes

      Pee-wee: There's a lotta things about me you don't know anything about, Dottie. Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand. Things you shouldn't understand.

      Dottie: I don't understand.

      Pee-wee: You don't wanna get mixed up with a guy like me. I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel. So long, Dott.

    • Alternate versions
      There are at least 2 fullscreen versions of the film. An open matte version that shows off more vertical picture than the theatrical widescreen (the earliest VHS releases are this way), and a pan-and-scan cropped version, cropped from the theatrical widescreen.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Worst Films of 1985 (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Burn in Hell
      Written by Dee Snider

      Performed by Twisted Sister

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews219

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    8/10
    Oh yeah? Where are they hosing him down?
    Hilarious movie and always will be. Has not aged one minute since I first saw it over sixteen years ago. You cannot say that about every movie, hell you can't say about about ANY movie!

    Now that its one of the cornerstones of Comedy Central, its on quite often and I watch it from time to time. So do my nephews, who love to quote this movie more than any other one.

    Paul Reubens really gave us a gift with Pee Wee. I guess the character was never meant to live forever and we will always have this comedy to enjoy. It was light years better than 'Big Top Pee Wee' which I also saw.

    To the child in all of us, I say...'I know you are but what am I?'

    PS For trivia fans, Simeone and Pee Wee were reunited by Tim Burton in 'Batman Returns', as the Penguins' parents.
    helpful•13
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    • Boyo-2
    • Sep 5, 2001

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    • Release date
      • June 3, 1987 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Pee-wee's Big Adventure
    • Filming locations
      • Wheel Inn Restaurant - 50900 Seminole Drive, Cabazon, California, USA(Truck stop and dinosaurs)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Aspen Film Society
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $41,047,344
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,545,847
      • Aug 11, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $41,047,344
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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