The Odd-yssey: Pee-wee's Big Adventure
One of the most eccentric comedies of the 1980s, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure is a pop-culture touchstone that helped make a manic oddball named Pee-wee Herman—the creation and alter ego of actor-comedian Paul Reubens—into an icon for outsiders of all ages.
It also established the distinctive style of director Tim Burton, whose eye-popping visual sense is already on full display in this, his first feature film.
Following the gleefully irreverent Pee-wee as he embarks on a road trip to recover his beloved stolen bicycle, the movie unfolds with the antic invention of a live-action cartoon, combining a gallery of memorably wacky characters, colourful, kitschy Americana, and surreal flights of fancy into a joyously uninhibited paean to creativity and the spirit of childhood.
All of our screenings are 18+ unless otherwise stated, and the film start time is as advertised above.
Content Warning: mild bad language, innuendo, scary scenes.
- Runtime: 91 minutes
- Director: Tim Burton
- Country: U.S.A
- Year: 1985