Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Starring:Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen, Irving Hellman, Monte Landis, Damon Martin, David Glasser, Gregory Brown (II), Mark Everett, Daryl Keith Roach, Bill Cable, Peter Looney, Starletta DuPois, Professor Toru Tanaka, Ed Herlihy, Ralph Seymour, Lou Cutell, Raymond Martino
Director: Tim Burton
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product Type: DVD

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Former animator Tim Burton (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Batman, Mars Attacks!) made his feature directorial debut with this delightful comedy, coscripted by the late Phil Hartman (who also appears briefly as a reporter). Wisely, they keep the story simple so as to concentrate on the characters: Pee-wee's most prized possession, his shiny new bicycle, is stolen, 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 ("I meant to do that!!") are hysterical, as when he tells his girlfriend (Elizabeth Daly): "There's things about me you don't know, Dottie. Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand. Things you shouldn't understand.... I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." Look for Saturday Night Live vet Jan Hooks in a hilarious bit as a tour guide at the Alamo. And beware of Large Marge! --Jim Emerson

Customer Reviews:

Hillarious and classic.......2007-06-27

This movie can be enjoyed by a person of any age. There are so many memorable moments and funny lines.

"What do you want to be when you grow up?".......2007-06-24

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
I'm sure most of us have been asked this question at some point. And some of us, in our infinite wit, replied that we weren't planning on growing up, thank you very much. But how many of us meant that?

It looks like Pee Wee Herman did. Part insanity, part compassion, and all exuberance, he combines the wants of a child with the ability to actually get these things that adults possess. A breakfast-making machine built out of everything under the sun, a basement for holding secret meetings, and an absurdly wonderful bike, among others. But one day that bike of his disappears, and Pee Wee sets out on a wild goose-chase to get it back.

When this was shown in my high-school class, some of the kids found certain parts awkward - such as Pee Wee rolling around with Francis, with the spoiled child in the nude - but the creepiness in such scenes just melts when you realize that Pee Wee Herman is not an adult. He is a child, as much of one as we ever were, and he has managed to retain the innocence that many of us lost.

(As a bonus, you get some neat commentary from the directors and the music to boot. How's that for a good deal?)

My Good Friend Pee-Wee!!!.......2007-06-07

Jesus, this is a cult classic. Man-child Pee-Wee Herman loses the most precious thing in the world to him, his bike, and sets out on an adventure to find and reclaim his lost possession. The oddball humor mixed with Tim Burton's surreal directing give this flick an otherwordly flavor. And the characters, man: Francis, the spoiled rich kid; Mickey, the escaped con; Satan's Helpers; Mario, the magic store owner; Amazing Larry ("Do you have something to say, Amazing Larry?!?!?"; these are but some of the many goofy people in the life of Pee-Wee. Above all, the climax is the best part of the movie, the escape from the Warner Bros. studio lot being perhaps one of my favorite pieces of cinematic comedy.

pee wee makes it big.......2007-05-31

This is pee wee's crowning achievement and a movie which should last for years.. Paul reubens character was something truly extraordinary - an odd eccentric quirky man-boy.. His mannerisms are what make him so interesting.. and the gadgets in his home are like the fantasies a child might dream up.. He made even me want to be pee wee herman when i grew up.. while in retrospect that might be disturbing.. it was the truth for many children of the 80's..
Pee wee's big adventure follows pee wee in search of his lost bike.. it is hilarious and restores faith in the possibilities of creating a comic gem..

pea wey.......2007-04-12

pea wey iz a grate moovy, it iz goood, and i lik it. it iz mie favrit moovy evr maed in the wrold. in facct i luv it becuz it iz adventiris, becuz thee guy swingz froom a rop abov a lak and goz on his bicicl. fun and exitng.

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