Eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman embarks on an adventure of his life across the US mainland in Tim Burton's family comedy...
Eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman embarks on an adventure of his life across the US mainland in Tim Burton's family comedy (his first feature). Pee-wee is out to recover his beloved bike after it is stolen in broad daylight.
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Cinema's best man-child comedy
Much of the enjoyment in cinema’s best man-child comedy comes from seeing Pee-wee tumble through Tim Burton’s America. Its loving embrace of the slightly absurd makes us want to believe in a man who will never let go of childhood joy. Read more
88 %51 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
79 %113,482 reviewsAudience score rating
"Amazing."
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IGN
IGN"Marvelous."
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TV Guide
TV Guide"A one-off comic masterpiece."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"An oddly comic odyssey."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Fed by comic tributaries perhaps, but Pee-Wee Herman comes over as a delightful original."
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Time Out
Time Out"The perversely comic charms of the director and star shine among the guffaws."
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Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle"A collection of found objects from the garbage heap of low culture."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"The most barren comedy I've seen in years, maybe ever."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Children should love the film and adults will be dismayed by the light brushstrokes with which Paul Reubens (one of three credited screenwriters, but star-billed under his stage name, Pee-wee Herman) suggests touches of Buster Keaton and Eddie Cantor."
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Variety
Variety"Fed by comic tributaries perhaps, but Pee-Wee Herman comes over as a delightful original."
—Time Out
Time Out"You have been warned."
—The New York Times
The New York Times"Burton's first feature revels in the weird, the unpredictable, the infantile and the absurd. A dazzling debut."
—Empire Magazine
Empire MagazinePee-wee's Big Adventure | Details
- Runtime
- 90
- Genre
- Comedy, Kids & Family
- Country of origin
- USA
