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Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

  • Rated PG
  • 1hr 31m
  •  (1)
  • 47

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  • Official Trailer
  • Trailer 1

Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Tim Burton

Producer:

Richard Gilbert Abramson, Robert Shapiro

Writer:

Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens, Michael Varhol

Release Date:

Jul 26, 1985

Runtime:

1hr 31m

Synopsis

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.

Cast

  • Paul Reubens
  • Elizabeth Daily
  • Mark Holton
  • Diane Salinger
  • Judd Omen
  • Irving Hellman
  • Monte Landis
  • Damon Martin
  • David Glasser
  • Gregory Brown

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Metacritic

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Based on 14 Critics
7.4

USER SCORE (84)

Generally favorable reviews based on 84 Reviews
70

The wrong crowd will find these antics infantile and offensive. The right one will have a howling good time.

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Metacritic review by Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Los Angeles Times
100

Everything about Pee-wee's Big Adventure, from its toy-box colors to its superb, hyperanimated Danny Elfman score to the butch-waxed hairdo and wooden-puppet walk of its star and mastermind, Pee-wee Herman, is pure pleasure.

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Stephanie Zacharek
Salon
10

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure is the most barren comedy I've seen in years, maybe ever.

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Metacritic review by Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
The New York Times
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