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Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

1985

Tim Burton

Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger ...

5.2

4,783

Comedy Former animator Tim Burton (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Batman, Mars Attacks!) made his feature directorial debut with this delightful comedy, coscripted by the late Phil Hartman (who also appears briefly as a reporter). Wisely, they keep the story simple so as to concentrate on the characters: Pee-wee's most prized possession, his shiny new bicycle, is stolen, and he sets off on an obsessive cross-country journey, ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times	"The wrong crowd will find these antics infantile and offensive. The right one will have a howling good time."	POS
United States	TV Guide	"One of the most inventive films in recent memory. This clever and wholly original work incorporates a wide variety of cinematic tools with a fresh and unique sense of style"	POS
United States	Paul Attanasio The Washington Post	"The movie makes fun of itself, but it does so joylessly"	NEG
United Kingdom	Empire	"A dazzling debut."	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Unevenly paced and narratively scattershot, it offers moments of entertainment but lacks cohesion and consistency."	NEU

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