Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) MovieReview

Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

Analog Jones starts it's Adventure theme! Brad gets the first pick and he has chosen Pee Wee's Big Adventure.

Quick Facts
Directed by Tim Burton
Written by Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens, and Michael Varhol
Produced by Robert Shapiro and Richard Gilbert Abramson
Music by Danny Elfman
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Released on August 9, 1985
Budget: $7 million
Box Office: $40.9 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 88% Tomatometer, 79% Audience score

Starring

• Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, an eccentric man-child whose bike gets stolen.
• E.G. Daily as Dottie, a bike shop employee who is Pee-wee's friend and maybe more.
• Mark Holton as Francis Buxton, a spoiled man-child who is Pee-wee's enemy and neighbor.
• Diane Salinger as Simone, a waitress who dreams of visiting France.
• Judd Omen as Mickey Morelli, an escaped convict who claims he was incarcerated for cutting a tag off a mattress.

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