Rotten
Reubens always lets us feel superior to his creation, and when his character slips, as it does more than once in this first feature outing, his own condescension shows through.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
The story of a rebel and his bike.
1985 · 1h 31m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Directed by
Tim Burton
,
Zachary Hoffman
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
78%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Children should love the film and adults will be dismayed by the light brushstrokes with which Paul Reubens (one of three credited screenwriters, but star-billed under his stage name, Pee-wee Herman) suggests touches of Buster Keaton and Eddie Cantor.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
You have been warned.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
Fair warning: this movie could induce terminal boredom in adults and rot the minds of the young.
TIME Magazine
Fresh
Fed by comic tributaries perhaps, but Pee-Wee Herman comes over as a delightful original.
Time Out
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