Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

MusicChat It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

tsamandari-61642 The Tequila dance scene in the biker bar is my all time favorite scene from any movie. The casting of this movie was excellent, everyone in the movie was great.

dworldeater Pee Wee's Big Adventure is a very unique and fun film that I loved as a kid and still thoroughly enjoy as an adult. Our hero Pee Wee Herman goes on a cross country adventure to find his prized possession(his bike) which has been recently stolen. This is the directorial debut of Tim Burton on his first big feature film and as such is a wild, wacky and completely insane piece of demented, yet wholesome family entertainment with colorful visuals, crazy props and a great, totally fitting score from Oingo Boingo member Danny Elfman. Paul Reubens gives a brilliant performance to his character Pee Wee Herman that is an absolute pop culture icon of man child gone bonkers taken off his ritalin and bouncing off the walls from drinking too much Kool Aid for the duration of the film. The other support characters are all memorable and wacky as well and exist in its own fantastical universe. So, join Pee Wee, Mickey, Amazing Larry, Large Marge, Samone and the biker gang Satan's Helpers for a truly profound and insane cinematic experience that is a fun and overall satisfying journey. There is no other movie quite like this and no persona like Pee Wee Herman. This film is an absolute hoot and masterwork of film.

moonspinner55 In 1985, Pee-wee Herman (a.k.a. Paul Reubens) was mostly familiar to American audiences via his MTV appearances, inserted gamely as a stunt comedian between segments, or as a guest on David Letterman's show. Certainly few people believed an entire movie headlined by Pee-wee Herman would take off (indeed, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert didn't even review the movie during its theatrical run; Siskel later put it on his Worst of '85 list). Luckily for Reubens, green but imaginative short subjects filmmaker Tim Burton was assigned to direct, and the picture does indeed fly despite some fundamental problems. The plot--Herman's prized bicycle is stolen by his nemesis, sending him across several states to reclaim it--doesn't really matter because so much of the extraneous detail is effervescent enough to completely captivate an audience. However, Burton plods a bit through some episodes, and he isn't helped by the editing, which feels blunt or choppy; he also drops the ball with about 10 minutes left on the clock, finishing the film rather conventionally. Still, Pee-wee isn't tarnished by the picture's faults; in a natty gray suit and red bow-tie, his hair in a '50s-style crew cut, Herman is a grown-up child living in his own world, and not above an occasional outburst or getting into mischief. He's funny and foolish--and scarily appealing. *** from ****

FilmBuff1994 Pee-wee's Big Adventure is a good movie with a well developed storyline and a great comedic cast.The movie is not heartwarming or has anything like character development or an intriguing story,it is simply a funny comedy,and honestly,that's all it really needs to be,it's certainly not one of my favourite movies but I didn't go beyond five minutes without something making me laugh.This movie is the directorial debut of Tim Burton,and he did a great job,he has gone on to prove that he is a great and very unique director,and this very unusual movie was given to the right person to film it.Funny,short and sweet,I would recommend Pee-wee's Big Adventure to anyone looking for a good comedy if they have some time to kill. Pee-Wee Herman sets off across America in pursuit of his stolen bike and gets embroiled in a bizarre adventure.Best Performance: Paul Reubens