Director Tim Burton
Starring Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton
Rated PG
Score 5.5/6

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.

I know I have reviewed a lot of movies directed by Tim Burton, the first thought that I had when I sat down to watch this I wasn’t sure if this could be more of a ‘Tim Burton’ movie if it tried based purely on Pee-wee’s Rube Goldberg machine breakfast machine.
This is such a sweet and light-hearted movie and I hope that there are more then a few parents who have introduced their children to this while we have all had to much time on our hands.
On the face of it Pee-wee’s big adventure is such a kind hearted and simple movie that everybody can identify with on some kind of level, ask yourself how far would you go to track down your most prized possession? But what makes this movie so charmingly stupid in the most brilliant ways is the length that Pee-wee goes to find his bike. Sitting here writing this review I can’t help but reminded of The Harry Hill Movie.
I will admit that it seemed that the first two-thirds of the movie didn’t seem to be as funny as I thought it was going to be, but I loved the dynamic between Pee-wee and Francis (portrayed by Mark Holton) was so charmingly juvenile while the relationship between Pee-wee and Dottie ( portrayed by Elizabeth Daily who would go on to be the voice of Tommy Pickles in Rugrats five years later) was cute. The Large Marge scene certainly was cool though by today’s standards it does come off as looking a little dated, Pee-wee’s dance sequence is certainly iconic but I suppose what won me over and caused me to laugh out loud was the studio chase scene. I loved the cameo by Dee Snider.