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Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

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Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)

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Reviews Counted: 24 Fresh: 24  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.8/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Synopsis: The imaginative, hilarious comedy, PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE, stars happy-go-lucky Pee-Wee Herman (aka comedian Paul Reubens.) Pee-Wee Herman is not an average little boy--he exists in a grown-up body, has a penchant for 1950s Retro memorabilia, and lives in a zany, make-believe world. He... The imaginative, hilarious comedy, PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE, stars happy-go-lucky Pee-Wee Herman (aka comedian Paul Reubens.) Pee-Wee Herman is not an average little boy--he exists in a grown-up body, has a penchant for 1950s Retro memorabilia, and lives in a zany, make-believe world. He is on a mission to find his beloved red bicycle, which has been stolen, and on the way Pee-Wee has a series of cartoon-like adventures. When a fortune teller instructs Pee-Wee to look for his bike in the basement of the Alamo, he takes her advice. Embarking on a kind of Hero's Journey, Pee-Wee comes into contact with characters even crazier than he is. One of the more memorable scenes comes after he starts up a touching friendship with a romantic waitress (Diane Salinger) and is chased by her boyfriend (Jon Harris) around a park of giant dinosaur models until he finds himself in an unfriendly biker bar where, in order to avoid being killed, he performs an impromptu dance to the old surfer tune "Tequila." With imaginative sets and dream sequences that use claymation and pixilated models, PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE is a side-splitting comedy that references almost every Hollywood genre, especially the perennial favorite Road Movie. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen

Director: Tim Burton
Screenwriter: Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens
Composer: Danny Elfman

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 5, 2000

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Widescreen Anamorphic - 1.85
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Mono - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1.Paul Reubens - Star
  • 2.Tim Burton - Director
  • Behind The Scenes Footage
  • Bonus Feature/Short - Live Performance by Pee-Wee in Chicago
  • Isolated Music Track with Commentary by Composer Danny Elfman
  • Trailer - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Deleted Scenes/Outtakes
  • Featurette

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Access

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Biographies - Cast & Crew
  • Production Notes

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Derek Adams
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10/15/03
Rich Cline
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The filmmakers create a zany and surreal world for Pee-wee yet it all seems perfectly natural and credible. Plus, it's all infused with a subdued yet rampant silliness that's enchanting.

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07/08/08
Beth Accomando
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03/31/08
David Ansen
Newsweek
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Tim Burton's visual imagination proves a perfect match for Pee-wee's fanciful exploits.

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09/29/06
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Goofy, silly, and just plain funny.

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05/21/06
Cole Smithey
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07/01/05
Emanuel Levy
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06/25/05
Christopher Null
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06/01/05
Michael Szymanski
International Press Academy
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4/5

Já exibindo seu senso de humor bizarro, Burton impressiona em sua estréia como diretor, criando uma aventura ingênua, mas inventiva (e Reubens é um comediante de mão cheia).

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03/28/05
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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03/26/05
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
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03/25/05
Greg Maki
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12/26/04
Rob Blackwelder
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11/04/04
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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08/30/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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04/02/04
Derek Smith
Apollo Guide
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02/27/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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12/13/03
Robin Clifford
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10/29/03
Ryan Cracknell
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08/22/03
Rebecca Murray
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