Pee-Wee's big adventure [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents an Aspen Film Society/Robert Shapiro production ; written by Phil Hartman & Paul Reubens & Michael Varhol ; produced by Robert Shapiro and Richard Gilbert Abramson ; directed by Tim Burton.
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FilmPublisher number: 1000036004 | Warner Home Video1000045602 | Warner Home Video3000018423 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French Publication details: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2008.Edition: Widescreen versionDescription: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1419874225
- 9781419874222
- French title: Grande aventure de Pee-Wee
- Music composed by Danny Elfman ; director of photography, Victor J. Kemper.
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Main Library | DVD | COMEDY Pee-Wee' | Available | 33111008664191 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Co-written by Paul Reubens and Phil Hartman, Pee Wee's Big Adventure marks the debut of director Tim Burton, who stamps the entire film with his quirky trademark style. The premise: Pee Wee (Reubens), an overgrown pre-pubescent boy sporting a molded Princeton cut, blush, lipstick, and a shrunken gray flannel suit, lives an idyllic life in his bizarre home (some have compared the remarkable set design to the expressionistic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) until someone nabs his most prized possession: a fire engine-red customized bicycle. He then embarks on an epic cross-country search to find his lost love, not to mention more than a little adventure. Along the way, he makes friends with various oddball characters, visits the Alamo, endures various hallucinatory nightmares, and has a supernatural run-in with a spectral trucker. In this reprisal of his popular standup routine, Reubens is wonderful as the nerdy man child; he plays it silly, yet he manages to imbue the role with some sensitivity without ever seeming maudlin. The score by Danny Elfman is terrific -- as is the case in nearly every film Burton has directed -- and the script is fresh and inventive. Some of the most memorable moments: the opening sequence involving Pee Wee's morning activities is a stroke of genius (note the bunny slippers and talking breakfast), as are the scenes at the truck stop, and the "Hollywood" version of Pee Wee's story at the end (starring James Brolin and Morgan Fairchild in surprise cameos). In all, Pee Wee's Big Adventure is a delightful film, enjoyable for children as well as adults. ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi
DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital Surround 5.1 (English), mono. (French).
English or French dialogue with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.
Title from container.
Pee-Wee Herman, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen.
Music composed by Danny Elfman ; director of photography, Victor J. Kemper.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1985.
MPAA rating: PG; CHV rating: G.
Pee-wee hits the open road to look for his missing bicycle and encounters riotous adventures with bikers, bums, cowboys, cons, a phantom trucker, and a waitress with wanderlust.
Special features: Commentary by Paul Reubens and director Tim Burton; additional scenes; production sketches and storyboards; music-only track with commentary by Danny Elfman; production notes; theatrical trailer.