Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
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- PG
- 1h 31min
- Adventure, Comedy
- 09 Aug 1985 (USA)
- Movie
When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life.
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Awards:
- 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Paul Reubens | ... |
Pee-wee Herman
(as Pee-wee Herman)
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| Elizabeth Daily | ... |
Dottie
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| Mark Holton | ... |
Francis Buxton
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| Diane Salinger | ... |
Simone
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| Judd Omen | ... |
Mickey
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Irving Hellman | ... |
Mr. Crowtray
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| Monte Landis | ... |
Mario
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| Damon Martin | ... |
Chip
(as Damon Landis)
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| David Glasser | ... |
BMX Kid
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Gregory Brown | ... |
BMX Kid
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Mark Everett | ... |
BMX Kid
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| Daryl Keith Roach | ... |
Chuck
(as Daryl Roach)
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| Bill Cable | ... |
Policeman #1
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Peter Looney | ... |
Policeman #2
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| Starletta DuPois | ... |
Sgt. Hunter
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| Professor Toru Tanaka | ... |
Butler
(as prof. Toru Tanaka)
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| Ed Herlihy | ... |
Mr. Buxton
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| Ralph Seymour | ... |
Francis' Accomplice
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| Lou Cutell | ... |
Amazing Larry
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Raymond Martino | ... |
Gang Member
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Erica Yohn | ... |
Madam Ruby
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Bill W. Richmond | ... |
Highway Patrolman
(as Bill Richmond)
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| Alice Nunn | ... |
Large Marge
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Ed Griffith | ... |
Trucker
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Simmy Bow | ... |
Man in Diner
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Jon Harris | ... |
Andy
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| Carmen Filpi | ... |
Hobo Jack
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| Jan Hooks | ... |
Tina
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| John Moody | ... |
Bus Clerk
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John O'Neill | ... |
Cowboy #1
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Alex Sharp | ... |
Cowboy #2
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Chester Grimes | ... |
Biker #1
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| Luis Contreras | ... |
Biker #2
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Lonnie Parkinson | ... |
Biker #3
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Howard Hirdler | ... |
Biker #4
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| Cassandra Peterson | ... |
Biker Mama
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| Jason Hervey | ... |
Kevin Morton
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Bob McClurg | ... |
Studio Guard
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| John Paragon | ... |
Movie Lot Actor
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Susan Barnes | ... |
Movie Lot Actress
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Zack Hoffman | ... |
Director
(as Zachary Hoffman)
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| Lynne Marie Stewart | ... |
Mother Superior
(as Lynne Stewart)
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George Sasaki | ... |
Japanese Director
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Richard Brose | ... |
Tarzan
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Drew Seward | ... |
Kid #1
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Brett Fellman | ... |
Kid #2
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Bob Drew | ... |
Fireman
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John Gilgreen | ... |
Policeman at Pet Shop
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Noreen Hennessey | ... |
Reporter
(as Noreen Hennessy)
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| Phil Hartman | ... |
Reporter
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Michael Varhol | ... |
Photographer
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David Rothenberg | ... |
Hobo
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| Patrick Cranshaw | ... |
Hobo
(as Pat Cranshaw)
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| Sunshine Parker | ... |
Hobo
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Gilles Savard | ... |
Pierre
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| James Brolin | ... |
James Brolin - As PeeWee
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| Morgan Fairchild | ... |
Morgan Fairchild - As 'Dottie'
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| Tony Bill | ... |
Terry Hawthorne
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| Twisted Sister | ... |
Twisted Sister
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Bill Baker | ... |
Dancing Blonde Beach Boy / Bellboy (uncredited)
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| Milton Berle | ... |
Milton Berle (uncredited)
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Terry Bolo | ... |
Biker Chick (uncredited)
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Faith Burton | ... |
Alamo Tourist (uncredited)
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| Tim Burton | ... |
Thug in alley (uncredited)
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Edward Coch Jr. | ... |
Bus Station Employee (uncredited)
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David Daniel | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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| Darla | ... |
Pink Poodle (uncredited)
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Juan De Villa | ... |
Alamo Tourist (uncredited)
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Jaye Durkus | ... |
Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
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Dennis Freeman | ... |
Alamo Tourist (uncredited)
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Dorothy Hack | ... |
Alamo Tourist (uncredited)
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| Cleve Hall | ... |
Godzilla / 'Satan's Helpers' Biker Gang Member (uncredited)
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| Robert Hegyes | ... |
Biker #5 (uncredited)
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Clay Hodges | ... |
Diner Patron in Leather Jacket (uncredited)
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James Kindelon | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Henry Noguchi | ... |
Godzilla Film Crew Member (uncredited)
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Frannie O'Carroll | ... |
Diner Patron (uncredited)
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John Quijada | ... |
Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
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Arnold Roberts | ... |
Alamo Tourist (uncredited)
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| Dee Snider | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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John Bear Staible | ... |
Bus Station Employee (uncredited)
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Richard Wakasa | ... |
Godzilla Film Crew Member (uncredited)
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Bill Willens | ... |
Biker (uncredited)
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| Tom Willett | ... |
Diner Patron in Blue Baseball Cap (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Tim Burton | ||
Written by
| Phil Hartman | ... | (written by) & |
| Paul Reubens | ... | (written by) & |
| Michael Varhol | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Richard Gilbert Abramson | ... | producer (as RIchard Gilbert) |
| William E. McEuen | ... | executive producer |
| Robert Shapiro | ... | producer |
Music by
| Danny Elfman | ||
Cinematography by
| Victor J. Kemper | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Billy Weber | ||
Editorial Department
| Michael Amundsen | ... | apprentice editor |
| Donah Bassett | ... | negative cutter |
| Carl Densley | ... | colorist |
| Claudia Finkle | ... | assistant editor |
| Richard Ritchie | ... | color timer |
| Richard Garibaldi | ... | home video mastering colorist (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Wallis Nicita | ... | (as Wally Nicita) |
Production Design by
| David L. Snyder | ||
Art Direction by
| David L. Snyder | ||
Set Decoration by
| Thomas L. Roysden | ||
| Paul Reubens | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Aggie Guerard Rodgers | ||
Makeup Department
| Frank Griffin | ... | makeup artist |
| Linda Trainoff | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| David Silver | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Robert P. Cohen | ... | first assistant director |
| Robert Engelman | ... | second assistant director |
| Willie E. Simmons Jr. | ... | second second assistant director |
| Harvey Waldman | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| John Alvin | ... | poster artist |
| Craig B. Ayers Sr. | ... | greensman |
| Paul Chadwick | ... | illustrator |
| Jeff Clark | ... | sign writer |
| Bruce J. Gfeller | ... | construction coordinator |
| Ronald C. Jacobs | ... | lead man |
| Steven M. Levine | ... | property master |
| Margie Stone McShirley | ... | assistant art director |
| Edson C. Moreno | ... | lead man |
| David Q. Quick | ... | assistant property master (as David Quick) |
| James E. Tocci | ... | set designer |
| Walter Zingelewicz | ... | stand-by painter |
Sound Department
| Irene Bowers | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Neil Brody | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Scott Brose | ... | re-recording mixer |
| David B. Cohn | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Leslie Gaulin | ... | foley editor |
| Cecelia Hall | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Petur Hliddal | ... | production sound mixer |
| Denise Horta | ... | sound editor |
| David J. Hudson | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Joseph A. Ippolito | ... | sound editor |
| Franklin Jones Jr. | ... | adr & foley mixer |
| David Pettijohn | ... | sound editor |
| Roger Pietschmann | ... | boom operator |
| Terry Porter | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Edward M. Steidele | ... | foley artist |
Special Effects by
| Peter Alnez | ... | special effects assistant |
| Dan Cangemi | ... | special effects assistant (as Danny Cangemi) |
| Joe Day | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Wayne Edgar | ... | special effects assistant |
| John Frazier | ... | special effects assistant |
| Chuck Gaspar | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Elmer Hui | ... | special effects assistant |
| Thomas Mertz | ... | special effects assistant |
| Bruce Robles | ... | special effects assistant |
| Jeffrey A. Wischnack | ... | special effects assistant / special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Stephen Chiodo | ... | animated effects consultant |
| Rick Heinrichs | ... | animated effects supervisor |
| William Reilly | ... | motion control technician |
| John Scheele | ... | animated effects consultant |
| Rocco Gioffre | ... | special visual effects: DQI (uncredited) |
| Mark Sullivan | ... | special visual effects: DQI (uncredited) |
| Hoyt Yeatman | ... | special visual effects: DQI (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Mary Albee | ... | stunts |
| J.P. Amateau | ... | stunts |
| Desiree Ayres | ... | stunts |
| Amanda Baxley | ... | stunts |
| Paul Baxley | ... | stunt coordinator |
| David Brinton | ... | stunts |
| Alonzo Brown | ... | stunts |
| Eurlyne Epper | ... | stunts |
| Corey Michael Eubanks | ... | stunts (as Corey Eubanks) |
| Theresa Eubanks | ... | stunts |
| Trace Eubanks | ... | stunts |
| Marian Green | ... | stunts |
| Don Happy | ... | stunts |
| Suzanne Harvey | ... | stunts |
| Bob Herron | ... | stunts |
| Shelly Hoffman | ... | stunts |
| Jeff Imada | ... | stunts |
| Steven Lambert | ... | stunt double |
| Angelo Lamonea | ... | stunts |
| Steve Mack | ... | stunts |
| Joe Margucci | ... | stunts |
| Solly Marx | ... | stunts |
| Troy Melton | ... | stunts |
| Pat Romano | ... | stunts (as Patrick Romano) |
| Fred Scheiwiller | ... | stunts |
| Russell Solberg | ... | stunts |
| Stagg Summers | ... | stunts |
| Corey Michael Eubanks | ... | stunt double: Paul Reubens (uncredited) |
| Dean Raphael Ferrandini | ... | stunt double: James Brolin (uncredited) |
| Tommy J. Huff | ... | truck stunts (uncredited) |
| Spiro Razatos | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Mike Watson | ... | stunt double: Paul Reubens (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Audie Aragon | ... | best boy grip |
| Billy Craft | ... | lighting operator |
| Earl Gilbert | ... | gaffer |
| Rhio Haessig | ... | best boy |
| Kyle T. MacDowell | ... | electrician |
| Patrick Marshall | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Bill Roe | ... | first assistant camera |
| Gaylin P. Schultz | ... | key grip |
| Bernie Schwartz | ... | dolly grip |
| Peter Sorel | ... | still photographer |
| Robert C. Thomas | ... | camera operator |
| Mario Zavala | ... | second assistant camera |
Animation Department
| Rick Heinrichs | ... | animator |
| Jorgen Klubien | ... | cel animator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sandy Berke Jordan | ... | costumer: women |
| Richard Little | ... | costumer: men |
| Don Vargas | ... | costumer: men |
Location Management
| Sam Mercer | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Bob Badami | ... | music editor |
| Steve Bartek | ... | music arranger |
| Gene Cipriano | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
| Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Danny Elfman | ... | composer: theme music (uncredited) |
| Robert Fernandez | ... | scoring mixer (uncredited) |
| Chuck Findley | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Glenn Garrett | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
| Philip Giffin | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Ron Jannelli | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
| Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Warren Luening | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Lennie Niehaus | ... | conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Dick Noel | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Henry Sigismonti | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Sally Stevens | ... | singer (uncredited) |
| Tommy Tedesco | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Dale Turner | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Don Waldrop | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Jan Kemper | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Tino Caira | ... | transportation captain |
| Craig Lietzke | ... | driver |
| Randy Peters | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Mario Simon | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Scott E. Chester | ... | assistant: Mr. Abramson (as Scott Chester) |
| Jeff Freedman | ... | unit publicist |
| Anthony Goldschmidt | ... | title designer: main titles |
| Joy Green | ... | wild animal trainer |
| Cheryl Harris | ... | wild animal trainer |
| Cristie Miele | ... | animal coordinator |
| Brian Nelson | ... | assistant: Mr. Reubens |
| Roland Raffler | ... | animal trainer |
| Wally Ross | ... | wild animal trainer |
| Luke Rubenfeld | ... | animal trainer: dog |
| Cheryl Shawver | ... | wild animal trainer |
| Phil Smith | ... | animal trainer |
| Lee Stitch | ... | production secretary |
| Jules Sylvester | ... | animal trainer: snakes |
| Valen Watson | ... | assistant: Mr. Shapiro |
| Hubert Wells | ... | wild animal trainer |
Thanks
| Linda Koulisis | ... | special thanks |
| Randy Pitkin | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (presents)
- Aspen Film Society
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1985) (United States) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1985) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1985) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Showtime Networks (1986) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1986) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (1986) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1988) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Columbia-Cannon-Warner (1987) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- CBS (1988) (United States) (tv)
- Parkfield Entertainment (1988) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (through)
- Warner Home Video (1988) (Australia) (VHS)
- New Vision Films (1988) (Australia) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Disney Channel (1989) (United States) (tv) (as The Disney Channel)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (Japan) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (Japan) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2001) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- Moviemax Family (2010) (Turkey) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2013) (Japan) (DVD) (re-release)
- Live Nation (2020) (United States) (theatrical)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Varus Video (Russia) (VHS)
Special Effects
- Chiodo Brothers Productions
- Dream Quest Images (special visual effects)
Other Companies
- Animal Actors of Hollywood (animals provided by)
- BT Industrial Supply (expendables)
- Dolby Stereo (in selected theatres)
- Green Floats Company (parade floats)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Michaelson's (catering)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Panavision (lenses and Panaflex camera by)
- Technicolor (color by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The cartoonish and childish character Pee-wee Herman goes on a big adventure for the first time ever when his beloved shiny new bicycle is stolen by his nemesis Francis Buxton, a fellow man-child and neighborhood rich "kid." And he sets off on an obsessive cross-country journey, determined to recover it. Pee-wee's awkward and childish attempts to be cool and mature. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com} |
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| Taglines | You will believe a man can ride a bike. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $6,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $99,184, 28 Jul 1985 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Paul Reubens said that he, Phil Hartman, and Michael Varhol had never written a screenplay prior to this film. They purchased a book by Syd Field on how to write screenplays and did exactly what the book said. As a result, this movie is sometimes used in screenwriting classes because it fits the screenwriting paradigm perfectly - the film is 90 minutes long and the script is 90 pages long. The first act ends at Page 30 / 30-minute mark, the second act ends at Page 60 / 60-minute mark, etc. See more » |
| Goofs | When Pee-wee and Simone watch the sunrise they enter a red T-Rex, but exit a green T-Rex, because it was being lit with a red spotlight. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Worst Films of 1985 (1986). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Burn in Hell See more » |
| Quotes |
Pee-wee:
There's a lotta things about me you don't know anything about, Dottie. Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand. Things you shouldn't understand. Dottie: I don't understand. Pee-wee: You don't wanna get mixed up with a guy like me. I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel. So long, Dott. See more » |