Pee-wees Big Adventure

  • U (INDIA)
  • 1985


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71 %
87 % Certified Fresh
$ 41 Million
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Positive Reviews 16
Negative reviews 5
Average Rating 3.6/5

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1.5
Children should love the film and adults will be dismayed by the light brushstrokes with which Paul Reubens (one of three credited screenwriters, but .. Variety
4.5
Fed by comic tributaries perhaps, but Pee Wee Herman comes over as a delightful original. Time Out
0.5
Pee wees Big Adventure isnt a movie but a collection of found objects from the garbage heap of low culture: bunny slippers, Mister Potato Head, oversi ..
4.5
This is the movie that, rightfully, catapulted both Tim Burton and Paul Reubens (aka Pee wee Herman) into the superstar arena.
4.0
Burtons first feature revels in the weird, the unpredictable, the infantile and the absurd. A dazzling debut.
4.4
Pee wee Herman, a creation of writer comedian Paul Reubens, is a great comic creation on a par with Chaplins Little Tramp. Tv Guide
5.0
Mostly the film is filled with bizarre jokes that only grow funnier as the films cult appeal increases; it wears its 20 years well. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
Reubens always lets us feel superior to his creation, and when his character slips, as it does more than once in this first feature outing, his own co .. Chicago Reader
4.4
If theres a fault to this otherwise consistently entertaining flick, its a truly bizarre ending that leaves a horrible aftertaste. Reel Film Reviews
3.0
Its a bold attempt to do something dazzlingly original, although some of the gags are spectacularly unfunny and Pee wees nervous prattling can become .. Radio Times
4.5
His giggles, guffaws, and whoops arent just noisy attention grabbers. Cs Monitor
4.5
Here hes lighter, and more whimsical, while also injecting trademark dark fantasy in brief but very entertaining instances. Cinema Crazed
1.5
Fair warning: this movie could induce terminal boredom in adults and rot the minds of the young. Time
4.0
Of course, the Alamo doesnt have a basement, but Pee Wee doesnt know thatand although the viewer knows his quest will be a fruitless one from the star .. Bullz-Eye
5.0
Its a purely creative movie that one must admit has no equal in cinema history (for better or worse). Groucho Reviews
3.5
Chiefly successful because of its commitment to an artistic ideal: make something that looks, talks, feels, and moves like a cartoon. Antagony & Ecstasy
1.5
Making his feature debut, director Tim Burton has attempted to fashion a cinematic equivalent of Hermans sensibilitya movie filled with kitschy sets, .. People
4.5
Adventure is a well produced showcase that sets firmly in line with classic clowns from Chaplin through Jerry Lewis. OutWeek
1.5
But perhaps Pee wees appeal lies precisely in the slightly discomfiting uncertainty of his persona... insufferably giddy, occasionally malevolent, and .. Not Coming
4.5
The filmmakers create a zany and surreal world for Pee wee yet it all seems perfectly natural and credible. Plus, its all infused with a subdued yet r .. KPBS.org
5.0
I feel like Im the last thing from the 80s that hasnt been remade already. Geek Week



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