{"id":5924,"date":"2008-10-16T11:19:53","date_gmt":"2008-10-16T18:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5924"},"modified":"2021-01-20T16:12:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T23:12:25","slug":"pee-wees-big-adventure-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5924","title":{"rendered":"Pee-wee&#8217;s Big Adventure (1985)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s a lotta things about me you don&#8217;t know anything about, Dottie &#8212; things you wouldn&#8217;t understand. Things you couldn&#8217;t understand. Things you <em>shouldn&#8217;t<\/em> understand.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Big-Adventure-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Big-Adventure-Poster-194x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-64732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Big-Adventure-Poster-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Big-Adventure-Poster-661x1024.png 661w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Big-Adventure-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Big-Adventure-Poster-174x270.png 174w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Big-Adventure-Poster.png 713w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn eccentric man-child named Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) sets off on a cross-country search when his beloved bicycle is stolen.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Road Trip<\/li>\n<li>Search<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary admits that he was wary of Pee-wee Herman&#8217;s debut film after catching a &#8220;fleeting glimpse&#8221; of him on television, but duly notes that &#8220;there is good reason&#8230; it has earned a reputation as a genuine <em>sleeper<\/em> which adults may like as much as the kids who were its original audience.&#8221; Indeed, it&#8217;s a film full of &#8220;unexpected delights&#8221;, beginning with Reubens&#8217; &#8220;smartly conceived performance&#8221;. Pee-wee is someone you either love or hate &#8212; he &#8220;isn&#8217;t particularly sympathetic&#8221; &#8212; but you&#8217;ve certainly never experienced anyone like him before; as Peary puts it, &#8220;you&#8217;ll be baffled, not awed, that such a character exists (other than in the seat behind you on the bus).&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens4-1024x563.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens4-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens4-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens4-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens4-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens4-1536x844.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens4-491x270.png 491w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens4.png 1825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the film&#8217;s &#8220;manic, rhythmic&#8221; narrative is sprinkled with &#8220;a lot of characters who are almost as weird as he is&#8221; &#8212; it&#8217;s impossible to predict who (or what) Pee-wee will encounter next.<\/p>\n<p>Like Peary, I believe the &#8220;funniest scene&#8221; in the movie is Pee-wee&#8217;s &#8220;interminable tour of the Alamo&#8221; (wonderfully improvised by Jan Hooks as the Texan tour guide):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Hooks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Hooks-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Hooks-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Hooks-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Hooks-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Hooks-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Hooks-1536x848.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Hooks-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Hooks.png 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>but there are many other enjoyably wacky moments as well, including the opening Rube Goldberg sequence in Pee-wee&#8217;s brightly colored playhouse:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Opening.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Opening-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Opening-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Opening-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Opening-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Opening-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Opening-1536x847.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Opening-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Opening.png 1841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Pee-wee&#8217;s heart-to-heart talk with a francophone waitress (Diane Salinger) (quoted below):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens3-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens3-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens3-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens3-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens3-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens3-482x270.png 482w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens3.png 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and Pee-wee&#8217;s table-top dance in a biker bar. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Table-Top.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Table-Top-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Table-Top-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Table-Top-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Table-Top-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Table-Top-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Table-Top-1536x843.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Table-Top-492x270.png 492w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Table-Top.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s certainly not for all tastes &#8212; Vincent Canby of the <em>New York Times<\/em> panned it upon its release, referring to it as &#8220;the most barren comedy&#8221; he&#8217;d seen in years &#8212; all film fanatics should watch this cult favorite (directed by Tim Burton) at least once &#8212; and most will find it tremendous fun. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Reubens&#8217; inimitable performance as Pee-wee Herman<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens-1536x849.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Reubens.png 1841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pee-wee&#8217;s visit to the Alamo<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Alamo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Alamo-1024x563.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Alamo-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Alamo-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Alamo-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Alamo-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Alamo-1536x844.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Alamo-491x270.png 491w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Alamo.png 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Surreally vibrant sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Sets-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Sets-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Sets-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Sets-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Sets-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Sets-1536x859.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Sets-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/Pee-Wee-Sets.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A truly clever and unique script: &#8220;Everyone I know has a big but. C&#8217;mon, Simone: let&#8217;s talk about <em>your<\/em> big but.&#8221; <\/li>\n<li>Danny Elfman&#8217;s memorable score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a certifiable cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0089791\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1985\/08\/09\/movies\/screen-pee-wee-s-big-adventure-a-comedy.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/uncategorised\/pee-wees-big-adventure-1985.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qwipster.net\/peewee.htm\">Qwipster&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a lotta things about me you don&#8217;t know anything about, Dottie &#8212; things you wouldn&#8217;t understand. Things you couldn&#8217;t understand. Things you shouldn&#8217;t understand.&#8221; Synopsis: An eccentric man-child named Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) sets off on a cross-country search when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Road Trip Search Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: Peary admits that he was wary of Pee-wee Herman&#8217;s debut film after catching a &#8220;fleeting glimpse&#8221; of him on television, but&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5924\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5924"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64743,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5924\/revisions\/64743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}