Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786304340646 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC ISBN: 6304340648 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: February 07, 1995 Running Time: 90 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: August 09, 1985 Sales Rank: 2221
Amazon.com: 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
Average Rating:
Rating: - Entertaining
This movie is sooo entertaining. It's worth having it in a movie collection. My kid's like it!!
Rating: - Fantastico
I have yet to be disappointed by a Tim Burton film. I was delighted when I saw this film in theatres 20 years ago. To have my own copy to watch again and again has allowed me into the intimate details ... Read More
Rating: - classic stuff
This is probably one of the most famous comedy movies during a time when I was growing up. We all knew and loved Pee-wee Herman, and this movie in particular is one of the reasons we were such big fans. ... Read More
Rating: - Delightful Pee-wee!
I first saw Pee-wee along with my young children on his Saturday morning Playhouse TV show. Pee-wee's Big Adventure showcases Pee-wee at his best in a delightful journey in search of his bicycle. For those ... Read More
Rating: - After twenty-odd years, still funny!
This is one of those"Timeless" comedies, one that never seems to grow old.
In his most famous role, Paul Reubens stars as Pee-Wee Herman, an eccentric boy whose one passion in his life is his ... Read More
- Entertaining
- Fantastico