Pee Wee’s Big Adventure is the result of a couple of weirdos (Paul Reubens and Tim Burton) bonding over their shared tastes.
Pee wee’s Big Adventure
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The impeccable art direction, cinematography, and performances are impressive, elevating this road-trip comedy to a classic status.
Repeated viewings only reinforce how genuinely bizarre a character Pee Wee Herman is, or how deceptively simple the film’s pacing remains up until its surprise meta-ending.
The movie displays an infectiously optimistic worldview that never go out of style when rendered thoughtfully, emotionally and artfully.
Credits:
Directed by Tim Burton
Written by Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens, Michael Varhol
Produced by Robert Shapiro, Richard Gilbert Abramson
Cinematography Victor J. Kemper
Edited by Billy Weber
Music by Danny Elfman
Production company: Aspen Film Society
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date: August 9, 1985:
Running time: 91 minutes
Budget $7 million
Box office $40.9 million
Movie Genres: Comedy–Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985), Starring Paul Reubens, E.G. Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure is the result of a couple of weirdos (Paul Reubens and Tim Burton) bonding over their shared tastes.
The impeccable art direction, cinematography, and performances are impressive, elevating this road-trip comedy to a classic status.
Repeated viewings only reinforce how genuinely bizarre a character Pee Wee Herman is, or how deceptively simple the film’s pacing remains up until its surprise meta-ending.
The movie displays an infectiously optimistic worldview that never go out of style when rendered thoughtfully, emotionally and artfully.
Credits:
Directed by Tim Burton
Written by Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens, Michael Varhol
Produced by Robert Shapiro, Richard Gilbert Abramson
Cinematography Victor J. Kemper
Edited by Billy Weber
Music by Danny Elfman
Production company: Aspen Film Society
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date: August 9, 1985:
Running time: 91 minutes
Budget $7 million
Box office $40.9 million