Directed by:
Tim BurtonCinematography:
Victor J. KemperComposer:
Danny ElfmanCast:
Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen, Monte Landis, Peter Looney, Lou Cutell, Raymond Martino, Phil Hartman, Milton Berle (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
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Reviews (2)
What irritated me most about Tim Burton's first feature film was the lead character Pee-Wee. In the first few minutes, I even felt like turning the film off, but I wanted to see how the plot would develop. And I was not wrong, at least not completely. Pee-Wee acts slightly like a dick throughout the film, his antics are off the mark and at the height of awkwardness at times, but that's really not Burton's fault. The story is a bit flimsy, but that doesn't matter. The other supporting characters are also bizarre and at times I got that typical Burtonian vibe from the sets or special effects, which is more characteristic of his other films. In short, it's a film in which you have to deal with the wacky character of Pee-Wee, otherwise it's a pretty passable piece of filmmaking. ()
Compilation of episodes spanning the entire spectrum of dissolved debility, which is, however, connected by an almost horror-like protagonist, whose existence I had no clue about so far and who, in my opinion, should isolate himself somewhere in the same aquarium as Buffalo Bill from The Silence of the Lambs. His neurotic chuckling at the end of each sentence, I guess, then creators of South Park granted to Mickey Mouse's character. ()
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