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A Quick Tip by RabidChihuahua

Sep 28, 2012

by RabidChihuahua
posted in Movie Hype

I got to watch this movie for free recently through Amazon's Instant Video service since it was a "free movie" for Prime members. I'm glad I invested this evening in watching this.

This movie was one of my favorites as a kid back in the 90's, and after so many years of not seeing it, it's still a joy to see. This has a lot of charming characters and some good, surreal laughs. The chase scene between Pee Wee and Warner Bros. security was one of the most surreal and humorous things I've ever seen, as it's not everyday that you see a chase scene involving Santa's sleigh, Godzilla, and Twisted Sister.

As the first full-length directorial debut of Tim Burton, I have to say that he did a fantastic job.

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review by ryguy4738. May 23, 2012

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"I know you are but what am I?"

***1/2 out of **** Paul Reubens might have trudged through his share of media controversy, but with Tim Burton's debut feature "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure", his legacy as a once world famous (instead of infamous) physical comic lives on. This is the best of the crowd when it comes to the misadventures of the titular character that Reubens portrays, Pee-Wee Herman; a young child trapped in the body of a middle-aged adult male. Somehow, Pee-Wee appears to be very wealthy, or at … more

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review by RabidChihuahua. October 03, 2012

posted in Movie Hype

A surreal, charming adventure of a man-child. 80%

Back when I was a kid in the 90's, this was one of my favorite movies. Watching this movie again as an adult, this still holds up well. It's only been a few years since I knew that Pee Wee's Big Adventure was Tim Burton's debut as a film maker, and after seeing it, it's really no wonder to me as to why Burton has become an acclaimed film maker in the movie world over the years. STORY This movie is about a “man-child” … more

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Quick Tip by Insane24Se7en. February 25, 2010

A Quick Tip by Insane24Se7en

A guilty pleasure that I could watch over and over again. Not sure why this didn't come to mind when I was doing my lists :)

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Tim Burton's feature length directorial debut.

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Cast: Paul Reubens, Starletta DuPois, Luis Contreras, Bob McClurg, Bill Cable, Jason Hervey, Jan Hooks, Diane Salinger, Zachary Hoffman, Wallis Nicita, Ed Herlihy, Monte Landis, Susan Barnes, James Brolin, Prof. Toru Tanaka, Carmen Filpi, Bob Drew, John O'Neill, Tony Bill, Phil Hartman, Patrick Cranshaw, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Judd Omen, Jon Harris, Morgan Fairchild, Simmy Bow, Howard Hirdler, John Moody, David Rothenberg, George Sasaki, Gilles Savard, Drew Seward, Alex Sharp, David C. Glasser, Gregory Brown, Bill Richmond, Michael Varhol, Noreen Hennesey, Richard Brose, Brett Fellman, John Gilgreen, Chester Grimes, Lou Cutell, Mark Everett, David Glasser, Ed Griffith, Irving Hellman, Peter Looney, Damon Martin, Alice Nunn, Raymond Martino, John Paragon, Cassandra Peterson, Sunshine Parker, Lonnie Parkinson, Daryl Roach, Ralph Seymour, Lynne Stewart, Twisted Sister, Erica Yohn, Milton Berle

Director: Tim Burton

Genre: Family, Comedy

Release Date: August 9, 1985

MPAA Rating: PG

Screen Writer: Paul Reubens, Phil Hartman, Michael Varhol, Tim Burton

Runtime: 90 minutes

Studio: Warner Brothers

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