Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

Published: April 3, 2019, 6:29 p.m.

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Kerri Gross prayed for it, and listener CarmelitaValdezMcKoy answered. We\\u2019re reviewing the 1985 oddity \\u201cPee-wee\\u2019s Big Adventure.\\u201d

This groundbreaking movie made Paul Reubens a star, put Tim Burton on the map, and was the first time Oingo Boingo\'s Danny Elfman worked with Burton on an irresistible film score.

Gene Lyons argues \\u201cPee-wee\\u2019s Big Adventure\\u201d is the most memorable movie of all time. Who could forget Pee-wee\\u2019s legendary bike, Large Marge, Dee Snyder, the singing hobo, the pet shop, or the fact Jimmy Smits was not in this movie?

The Shat Crew touches on Pee-wee\\u2019s adult-theater arrest, the failure of Pee-wee sequels, and whether hitch hiking is an Out West thing or a Florida thing.

Kerri recalls seeing Pee-wee live while sitting between Andy Dick and Corey Feldman. Dick Ebert asks how this film is so funny when it shouldn\\u2019t be. And Gene applauds Pee-wee\\u2019s glorious ensemble ending.\\xa0

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