The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre situations as he treks across the country to recover his bike.
Direction
Burton's first feature: already fully his weird self
Production
Rube Goldberg sets that actually work somehow
Acting
Reubens commits to bit with terrifying dedication
Director
Tim Burton
Paul Reubens
Pee-wee Herman
E. G. Daily
Dottie
Mark Holton
Francis
Diane Salinger
Simone
Judd Omen
Mickey
Irving Hellman
Mr. Crowtrey
Monte Landis
Mario
Damon Martin
Chip
Alice Nunn
Large Marge
David C. Glasser
BMX Kid
Gregory Brown
BMX Kid
Daryl Keith Roach
Chuck
Bill Cable
Policeman #1
Peter Looney
Policeman #2
Starletta DuPois
Sgt. Hunter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Tequila' dance scene was improvised after Reubens heard the song on set.
This was Tim Burton's feature debut after Disney fired him for making Frankenweenie too scary.
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