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With the passing of Paul Reubens, Nostalgia Critic takes a look at the films that helped make his most famous character a household name. Let's take a look at the Pee-Wee Movies.
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Pee-wee Herman is a comedy character created and portrayed by the American comedian Paul Reubens. He starred in films and television series during the 1980s. The childlike Pee-wee Herman character developed as a stage act that quickly led to an HBO special in 1981. As the stage performance gained further popularity, Reubens took the character to motion picture with Pee-wee's Big Adventure in 1985. This paved the way for Pee-wee's Playhouse, an Emmy Award-winning children's series that ran on CBS from 1986 to 1991. Another film, Big Top Pee-wee, was released in 1988.
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Never watched them but RIP Paul Reubens
@@chasehedges6775 I wish I had achance to know more about Paul Reubens alot more
Paul "Pee-Wee" Reubens was national treasure as Pee-wee Herman. he'll be missed R.I.P on a happy Note I saw the new teaser poster for the "ghostbusters afterlife sequel" any chance we can review "ghostbusters afterlife" for NOSTALGIAWEEN ?
Never watched them but RIP Paul reubens
Fun Fact from Pee-wee's Big Adventure: Paul Reubens said that he, Phil Hartman, and Michael Varhol had never written a screenplay prior to this film. They purchased a book by Syd Field on how to write screenplays and did exactly what the book said. As a result, this movie is sometimes used in screenwriting classes because it fits the screenwriting paradigm perfectly - the film is 90 minutes long and the script is 90 pages long. The first act ends at Page 30 / 30-minute mark, the second act ends at Page 60 / 60-minute mark, etc.
Huh. Who would have thought that movie could be educative
That's super interesting. A little funny that "writing a screenplay right down to the instructions provided" also produced a well-paced film. I think modern movies could learn a few things from this.
@@aircraftcarrierwo-class Yeah, how to not suck by padding movies with political quips and social issues.
@@kenhollis6197 I was more talking about how they drag on and on with awful pacing and weirdly structured acts that feel bad to watch. That's not an issue of "political quips and social issues", that's just bad pacing.
@@aircraftcarrierwo-class I knew what you meant, which is why I used the word "padding." They wouldn't be so long and meandering if it wasn't for the commentary.
Another Fun Fact from Pee-wee's Big Adventure: Tim Burton and Paul Reubens asked Danny Elfman as composer because Reubens was a big fan of Oingo Boingo, of which Elfman was lead singer and songwriter, and Burton agreed after attending some concerts. Elfman was originally apprehensive, having no formal music training, and declined the offer, but his manager told him to tell Burton that himself. Elfman gave Burton a ring, but at the last moment, he changed his mind and decided to accept the job. He was assisted by Boingo guitarist Steve Bartek as orchestrator. Elfman later said that hearing his music performed by an orchestra for the first time was one of the most thrilling experiences of his life.
This is one of the funnest facts; thank you!
Do you watch hats of media ❤
I saw Danny Elfman’s concert in San Diego last month. He added a scene of him with Paul Reubens during the Pee Wee’s Big Adventure premiere party at the end of the video for the Breakfast Machine performance.
One of the greatest comedians of all time. His oddball energy, iconic laugh and the surreal scenery of his playhouse were all major parts of my childhood and will forever take permanent residence in my mind. May he rest in peace.
Same here.
Couldn't have put it better.
He will be dearly missed.
It was fin lame.
This was a beautiful, and honest tribute. Thank you
Mr Rogers was perhaps the best single childrens entertainer, but Reubens was the best one for the 80's. Wacky high energy trippy and quirky. I watched the Playhouse every week.
Honestly thank you Paul Reubens for everything that you gave us and being so charismatic with everything you did
The first movie was originally pitched as a loose remake of Paul Reubens' favorite film, Pollyanna. While writing the original draft, he noticed how everyone at Warner Bros. was getting around by bicycle and requested his own. He received a spiffy, heavily-accessorized one, inspiring him to overhaul the original plot and write a new story around the bike (which would eventually become a loose remake of a different film, Bicycle Thieves). Meanwhile, the Pollyanna influence would be revisited in the indirect sequel Big Top Pee-wee.
Only Pee Wee and The Undertaker are synonymous with not breaking character in several different decades. RIP, thank you for helping my childhood imagination flourish and propagate throughout my adulthood.
The actor who played Mr. Feeny as well!
Ironic as Paul Reuben’s was a huge wrestling fan and even appeared as PeeWee Herman on Raw in 2010
Fun Fact: In Pee Wee's Big Adventure, during the entire time Large Marge tells her story, she never blinks.
Man she gave me one hell of a scare! I woke mom up who was sleeping on the couch. Years later, she finally caught it on TV and told me "Now I get what freaked you out! I jumped out of my seat too."
He didn't get the bad dubbing joke...It's because the director of that movie, within this movie, thought Peewee's voice was stupid, and refused to put it in their Peewee movie...
You should probably understand this considering you are a seasoned film critic, and I got this joke when I was 6.
Funny enough, the effects team for Large Marge went on to make Killer Clowns From Outer Space. Large Marge best scene, IMA. Always funny to catch those that don't know about it
@@realityvanguard2052lol right???
Them eyes needed hydration, no wonder she had an accident.
That final “goodbye boys and girls!” at the end of this episode got me misty. Pee wee was one of my first memories of TV possibly one of my earliest memories period, and boy did I love that show more than anything. I would cry at the end of an episode literally just because the show was over lol. P.R. Entertained, educated, and inspired millions and millions of children. He is greatly missed.
Great to see Freakshow Cinema making a return! I’ve missed it. I remember seeing Pee Wee’s Big Adventure as a kid and I loved it! *That scene* still haunts me to this day. I hope Paul Reubens is resting peacefully. It’s the least he deserves after giving us all such a good childhood.
Next time for “Freakshow Cinema” I would like Doug to review what I hear from him is his FAVOURITE movie… “Brazil” (1985)!
Another thing that stuck with me even as a little kid was that so many different kinds of people (and puppets) were welcomed at his home. :)
Another Fun Fact from Pee-wee's Big Adventure: Paul Reubens mentions on the commentary that during the scene in the movie where he is wheeled out of the bike shop on a gurney, Elizabeth Daily's face went completely white. After filming the scene, he asked her what was wrong. Apparently, she was having flashbacks of her boyfriend Jon-Erik Hexum being wheeled off of a set on a gurney. He accidentally shot himself whilst filming Cover Up (1984)).
I’m gonna cry aren’t I? My first exposure to peewee was believe it or not, adult swim of all places and I was fascinated by how charming and fun he can be. May he rest in peace
Whether Pee Wee Herman was in a good movie or bad one, he always made it better by being himself. Yes I know he was just a character but that was the magic of Paul Reubens. RIP
Thank you Paul Reubens for bringing to life this iconic character and forming a part of my childhood Pee-Wee Herman. Rest In Heavenly Peace Paul.😢😢✝️
A good tribute to Paul Reubens. Feels like we lost him too soon. He's been through plenty of struggles in life.
I honestly thought we had lost him after his "incident" that landed him with jail time; but we got a nice little revival in the early 2010s and I'm glad we did because he deserved it for giving so many of us a joyous fever-dream memory that was his show when we were kids. Any time I saw Paul Reubens in something it made me smile and for someone that struggled with depression for almost 20 years that was a big thing for me.
@@deltacharlieecho4732 While I will admit he's not perfect. That said incident you mentioned, I think I remembered they said something about how they delayed the arrest because they were waiting for someone or they were trying to help him get out without drawing attention or something, I forgotten the details of that situation, I know what you mean. I might not remember too much about his show right now but I do remember him being in a lot of comedies. I could always recognize his face. He made us laugh throughout the years yet he's struggled with what you've stated. I know not everyone is perfect but Paul Reubens at least tried his best throughout life.
@@brocksampson3405 basically the story I heard is that the incident wasn’t really that “bad” and there was no reason to remove Reubens from the show; unfortunately due to bad reporting, parents basically demanded he be removed from the show. It was an absolute tragedy and a travesty.
@@deltacharlieecho4732 While parents have a right to fear for their children's safety. Still, even parents overreact. But unfortunately, the press, the media and the news often like to make people look bad when someone really didn't do anything that bad. The press and media often blow one little thing out of full proportion.
I was blown away by the entertainment and laughs I got in the 2016 Pee Wee film. I never expected it to so successfully capture the vibe of the old movies. He returned without skipping a beat. Also he looked incredibly fit.
What a nice tribute to the late Paul Reubens and on my birthday of all days. Thanks Critic.
Happy Birthday 🎂
Happy Birthday! 🎉
Happy birthday
The legend Paul Rubens will never be forgot
RIP Paul Reubens Aka Pee-Wee Herman, You given us so much fun watching you in every film you starred in and now you're with some of your friends, Phil Hartman and many others that we lost over the years that you'd worked with.
A Interesting Fun Fact from Pee-wee's Big Adventure: The Drive-in sequence was filmed at the Studio Drive In, formerly located in Culver City CA. The Studio was built in the 1930s, and was the first Drive-in Theatre constructed in California. It served as a set for several films, including Grease (1978). It was closed in 1993 and demolished in 1998. No trace of this Drive-in remains.
I loved Pee-wee when I was a kid and I'm so glad my 4 year old daughter and 2 year old son also live Pee-wee.
They watch Pee-wee's Playhouse and the movies all the time.
I actually forgot just how funny those were and I still enjoy watching them at 44 years old.
My son was Pee-wee for Halloween last year.
It was a huge hit.
People kept coming up to us and saying "Oh my God. Is he Pee-wee Herman?"
He got extra candy for that.
So many memories watching the Pee Wee Big Adventures! RIP Paul Reubens, you will be missed.
i remember watching PeeWee's playhouse back in the early 90s when i was 4 years old. And it was definitely worth watching
Thanks for making this day better and RIP Paul reubens
It's always sad when we lose someone but it hurts even more when you know that person was the sweetest and nicest person out there that could life the room with their presence
Thank you Paul Reubens for everything that you gave us you were a remarkable comedian and someone who could be amazing at everything he did and the world won't be the same without you
Dude I was so young when Pee Wee's Playhouse came on, but I still remember it playing Saturday Mornings as basically the last show before the cartoon block was over. I always had that sadness in me when the show was over and Pee Wee would ride off on his bike. With the sad whimsical music playing over it, it just felt like how you'd feel as a kid when your best friend had to go back home
Fun Fact: Paul Reubens was originally meant to voice the title character of that old cartoon I remember watching when I was a kid “The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack”, but for some unknown reason he never showed up to any of the recording sessions. When this happened, creator Thurop Van Orman ended up voicing the character (and his Flapjack voice is what he actually sounds like).
As much as I enjoyed Van Orman, I actually would have wanted Reubens to voice the character instead because Flapjack is meant to be an inspiration of Pee-Wee, and Reubens would have been absolutely perfect in giving the character the same child like energy, positivity, cheerfulness, and naivety Orman had given.
RIP Paul Reubens, this was such a nice tribute to one of the best comedians of all time. I hope you guys can do tribute videos to Steve Harwell, Arleen Sorkin, and Johnny Hardwick with Shrek, Batman, and King of the Hill next.
Rest in peace Paul Reubens. This was a great retrospective.
For consideration for Freakshow Cinema: Pinocchio & the Emperor of the Night (made in 1987 by Filmation)
Another Fun Fact from Pee-wee's Big Adventure: On the DVD Commentary, Paul Reubens said that he told Alice Nunn, no matter what the film made in the cinema, her character of Large Marge would be the one remembered. He said he met her shortly before her death, and told him that she was glad Paul told her, because she would have been completely shocked otherwise.
Another Fun Fact from Pee-wee's Big Adventure: In the scene which Pee-Wee saves the animals at the pet shop, Paul Reubens wasn't acting when Pee-Wee is forced to save the snakes and runs out the pet shop screaming as Paul Reubens was terrified of snakes. The scene could not be done with fake snakes and Tim Burton insisted Paul Reubens did the scene with real snakes and Paul Reubens trusted Tim Burton and did the scene.
Big Top Pee-Wee would have originally had closer ties to Pee-wee's Big Adventure. The reason Pee-Wee ran away to a rural town was because he had become a celebrity after the spy movie from the end of the first film was released and wanted to escape his fans. This was removed due to the Channel Hop between the two films.
Thank you Paul Rubens you’ve made my life more crazy and fun with your humor thanks for everything
Rest in peace and Fly high.
Your first explanation for why Pee-Wee’s voice is dubbed in his cameo, that’s what I always assumed was the reason.
That his normal voice was too ridiculous and they couldnt re-cast him, so they dub him with an equally distracting voice.
Also notice how he keeps looking at the camera, mouthing the other actor’s lines as they say them and generally just being awkward on camera.
That small scene is so hilarious because there’s a whole micro-subplot going on in the background thats never explained but you can piece it together using context clues.
Or I’m crazy and it’s always just been in my head
I wasn’t as familiar with Pee Wee Herman as a kid, having been introduced to Mr. Bean first. But after watching “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure” for the first time, I definitely noticed the similarities. It always made me wonder what would happen if the two characters ever interacted - would they have gotten along, or bickered like the overgrown children they are?
Thanks for making my Wednesday feel better by taking a look at Pee-Wees movies to honor the late Paul Robbins my he rest in peace ❤
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure is an all time classic. RIP Paul Reubens.
RIP Paul Reubens thank you so much for entertaining all of us, Mystery Men will always be you're most underrated movie role
My late brother, who had Down Syndrome, LOVED Pee-Wee Herman. For example, I even remember my early childhood, when my brother got his own Chairry (like, it was an actual chair to sit in) for Christmas. Because my brother was such a fan, my entire family became fans, including myself.
Whenever I watch Pee-Wee, it still very much feels like I'm hanging out with my late brother, because of all the wonderful childhood memories about my brother that come back, and I remember those times with a big smile. Paul Reubens helped make those memories during my childhood, and he's helped preserve those memories in my adult life. For that, I am beyond grateful for his unique and hilarious work. Rest in Peace, Mr. Reubens.
One of the things that cracked me up the most with Pee-Wee's Big Holiday is Joe Manganiello during his birthday party. He's got all these celebrity friends over to hang out with him in this big blowout, but Joe is so depressed and down because Pee-Wee isn't there yet. And he plays it straight too, like a kid who's bummed that his dad hasn't made it to his big baseball game or something. The movie is an underrated gem.
Paul reubens also voiced a pilot droid named captain Rex (not the clone) from Star tours in the Disney parks until he got replaced by c3-p0. He can be found in Olga’s cantina in galaxy’s edge in Disneyland and Disney world
Hope you are feeling better Critic, dealing with shingles myself and genuinely feel for you dude. Thanks for a great episode!
RIP, Paul Reubens aka Pee Wee Herman. We miss you.😔
I was 20 when Pee Wees Big Adventure came out. I LOVED IT!!!! I still do. He is a huge part of my youth, my kids, born in 84 and 89 love him too. Thank you for this trip!!!! Much love to all the Nostalgia Critic crew!
Fun Fact about Big Top while Tim Burton didn't return to direct, Danny Elfman returned to do the music. However because both Big Adventure and Big Top were produced by Two different studios (Big Adventure at Warner and Big Top at Paramount), Elfman wasn't aloud to use the music he did for Big Adventure in Big Top, so he had to start from scratch.
Big adventure is a masterpiece. Absolutely adore it. Thank you for being an important part of my childhood Paul! RIP
Thank you Paul Reuben for all you gave to us for entertainment and helping in my acting career learning to method act. You were one of a kind, my childhood idle, and acting mentor in the Guild. I'll miss you, Champ! I'll ringing that bicycle horn for you to let you know it's still fun to laugh over the little things in life and to walk, but not run, or you'll miss out on the important things in life, such as laughter. Rest peacefully mentor. Also, I loved the cameo of Silo Sam running after him with the bone LOL! He was legitimately 7'8" tall and for the classic wrestling fans was in WCCW in the mid 80's who first came with The Fantastics to go up against The Midnight Express w/ Jim Cornette. He sadly passed away a few years later.
I would just like to add that the soundtracks in these films are absolutely incredible. Literally sends chills down my spine when I watch them, to this day.
R.I.P. Paul Reubens, you absolute legend. You and Robin Williams can now entertain up In the clouds now. T.T
That was actually really good Nostalgia critic episode, I only remember him from Pee-wee's Big Adventure and of course, I didn't realize he appeared in other films. Rest In Peace to Paul Reubens. 🙏😢🙂
Oh yeah. As a matter of fact, Cheech and Chong fans knew who Pee-Wee Herman was before anybody else did.
Thank you so much Critic! Peewee’s Big Adventure is my favorite movie of all time. I am so happy it continues to get its due.
Damn, I never even watched a lot of pee wee, only got into seeing some of him after the newest film, and that goodbye clip still got a tear out of me, I hope you all out there are okay
R.I.P Paul Reubens aka Pee Wee Herman, thank you for making us laugh and be entertained by your movies and shows.
Another Fun Fact from Big Top Pee-wee: The writers imagined a back story to connect this film to Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985): Pee Wee had become famous, due to the "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" feature film (starring James Brolin and Morgan Fairchild), inspired by his adventure. Pee Wee had a lot of girls flock over him, when he became a Frank Sinatra-like singer. But, Pee Wee had found fame too much and decided to fly away and live a quiet normal life as a farmer in an old folks' community.
I've literally never known that Reubens was in The Blues Brothers. He's nowhere near as big of an icon here as he seems to be in the US, but I feel like I should have recognised him there!
I loved peewee when I was a teenager. I played big house over and over while getting ready for school I'm the morning so there was a form of comfort.
I appreciate him and thank you Paul ❤
RIP Paul Reubens. That Large Marge scene still creeps me out.
"I don't have to see it, Dottie. I lived it."
Another Fun Fact from Pee-wee's Big Adventure: Jan Hooks improvised the dialogue for her scenes as the Alamo tour guide
I haven’t seen the Netflix movie yet but I have seen the other two movies several times. I think I will certainly look the other one up. Paul Rubens was truly an amazing person and he always made me smile and laugh a lot! I am glad to know that he had such an amazing fanbase. His recent passing is indeed a terrible shame. I hope that he rests in peace. I missed a few of your videos because of a family trip, but now I’m working on catching up. I’m glad to see you are back in your main studio and you’re no longer sick. Your videos are always amazing. Thank you for doing this wonderful tribute to Paul Rubens and his best known character and movie franchise!
My all time favorite actor 😢 love and miss him. Thank you Paul/Pee-Wee ❤️💔
“Do I need to call an exorcist?” “Yes!” Got me dead bro 💀💀💀
70 years absolutely nothing wrong with that remember sending the news that he passed away to my little sister remember watching the original movie a lot growing up with my sisters did a few guest appearances for Monday night raw in Early 2010s always enjoyed this character ❤❤ thank you for being an inspiration for countless others will always cherish your work 😊😊
R.I.P Paul Rubins. No one else can do Pee-Wee Herman as well as he did. I'm glad there's more fans out there because these movies have been long forgotten for years.
RIP Paul Reubens.
You will be greatly missed.
I hope Paul Reubens career lives on for decades to come because what he did was truly amazing
RIP Pee-wee. You are better than Barney the Purple Dinosaur. ❤
I’ve been wanting you to review Pee-wee Herman’s movies for a long time, and look where we are now! Dreams really do come true!!
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure is one of my favorite films. First saw it while in high school and it stayed with me since. Rip Paul Reubens.
Fun Fact: Due to Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) and this being produced by different studios (Warner Brothers for "Adventure," Paramount for this one), Danny Elfman's famous score for the earlier film could not be reused, so he had to compose a new score for this one.
Another Fun Fact from Pee-wee's Big Adventure: When Pee-wee is at the pet shop, he frees a chimpanzee first then enlists his help (he even tells the chimp, "you can help me!"). Pee-wee is also afraid of the snakes and is very reluctant to save them, which he does but he screams then passes out after doing so. In reality, Tim Burton has a phobia of chimpanzees.
Thank you Mr Reubens for all the work you put into entertaining generations of audiences. . I grew up in the 90s. Other then occasional pop ups on tv, I didn't get to see a lot your movies and material but I remember summer of 2006 when adult swim played episodes of the pee wee Herman show at night. I got to watch a lot of episodes and catch up. That was a tough year for me but watching your show made hard times a little softer for me.
R.i.p. thanks for the good memories
Tim Burton turned down the chance to direct *Big Top Pee Wee* as he was transitioning from completing Beetlejuice (1988) to beginning pre-production on Batman (1989). He worked with Paul Reubens again on Batman Returns (1992) and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
That *bicycle in Hell* scene in the first movie scared the living shit out of six-year-old me! Even more than that trucker scene!
He reminds me a lot of SpongeBob. They both appealed to kids and adults that made them cult classics. However, if both done wrong, they can be done REALLY wrong. It’s the balance that makes them classics, but is such a tight rope to talk that even the writers sometimes mess them up.
There was another deleted scene from Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure in which we got to see him use the boomerang bow tie that he got from the magic shop, during the chase through the Warner lot at the end of the movie.
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I love pee wee herman. He will be missed and this tribute was definitely worth watching again and again.
Another Fun Fact from Pee-wee's Big Adventure: Pee-Wee plays a hotel desk clerk as his debut acting role in the movie within the movie. Paul Reubens previously played a similar role as a hotel desk clerk in Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980), one of Reubens' first film roles. Also, in the Cheech & Chong film, "Tequila" by The Champs was being played as Cheech & Chong are redecorating the van.
Hey Doug! Been feeling ill lately! Your content has really helped me!
10:30 What a tweest!
21:22 Wait, Brooklyn 99's Stephanie Beatriz was in this movie?
23:00 I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying!
Thanks for this trip down memory lane, Critic. I was a big Pee-Wee fan a s a kid, watching his show every Saturday morning I could. I'm losing track of how many entertainers from my youth are dying this year, so I don't think I shared Reuben's death on FB, but I will share this video.
She is, but she isn’t the actress he points out funny enough.
Rest in peace Paul Reubens, You are now and always will be one of the greatest comedians that ever lived!
I feel sorry for the guy. He was a beloved character, then he was unfairly canceled, now he's no longer with us.
May He rest in Peace
He was never really "cancelled." He appeared in movies throughout the '90s, including Matilda and Dunston Checks In, and revived the Pee-wee character in the '00s, successfully bringing the Pee-wee Herman show to Broadway and making a third movie for Netflix. All that really happened because of his arrest in '91 that CBS decided not to air reruns of Playhouse. Hell, just five years after the fact, MGM sold a 16-volume VHS of Playhouse, along with the Christmas special. I still have those tapes.
Yeah, like the guy above said, he basically cancelled himself. It was a self-imposed break from showbiz.
He showed up to the MTV Movie Awards months after the incident in 1991 and he got a standing ovation. The vast majority of the public was on his side, aside from the harmless ribbing he got
Fun Fact from Pee-wee's Big Holiday: Along with wearing makeup and using tape on his face, visual effects were used to "de-age" Paul Reubens's face. The Pee-wee films and the television series were used as references.
Actually, it was the way they used the Boom Lighting and reflecting screens to brighten his face up while in make up. I know that because that is practiced still today on almost every movie and show I work in in the variety of roles I've played. Even my role as the main vampire in NOS4A2 they did that for the outside and studio sets. That is just one of many examples in my 15 years being a performing artist/Actor in SAG-AFTRA.
RIP Paul Reubens. Thank you for all the laughs
He will be missed
What I really wish could have happened was a pee wee Herman ace Ventura crossover. How amazing would it be seeing the humor of Paul Reubens and Jim Carrey together.
In Loving Memory of Paul Reubens
What was great about Pee Wee was the darker stuff we did get to see and it showed that really nothing in this world is a perfect wonderland filled with rainbows and unicorns
"Having Buttercup hit on you?"
That's E.G. Daily, the great voiceover actress who I know better as Tommy Pickles from Rugrats.
It's like seeing Jennifer Darling, the voice of TMNT's Irma and Tenchi Muyo's Princess Aeka, in that random episode of The Incredible Hulk, "Never Give a Trucker an Even Break."
Don't forget "Back to the Beach" where he did his own cover of "Surfin' Bird".
Another Fun Fact from Pee-wee's Big Adventure: This was actually the second screenplay Paul Reubens wrote for a feature film adaptation. The first had Pee-Wee's Playhouse friends (from his stage shows) on a road trip. Even though this was a completely different script, it also used the title "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure". In interviews, Reubens refers to the 1985 movie as "The bicycle movie."
Another Fun Fact from Pee-wee's Big Holiday: During the scene where Pee-wee is looking at postcards at the gift shop in New York City while singing the big "Hello, New York" song, you can see a rack of personalized bicycle plates with various names, including Pee-wee, Joe and Lee (the director).
Captain Carl was played by Phil Hartman
The biker gang leader was played by Cassandra Peterson, AKA Elvira. Hartman, Herman, & Peterson were in the same comedy troupe in Los Angeles
Learned about those nuggets from reading “You Might Remember Me”, the biography about Hartman. Good read, recommend it
It was also Danny Elfman’s first movie score. Paul Rubens heard him play in a dive bar in Pennsylvania and was a huge Oingo Boingo fan. He told Tim that he wanted Elfman to score the movie. When Danny got the call, he thought they’d want a couple Boingo songs, but instead was offered the job as a composer. Elfman sat on this decision, called his agent and said “I don’t want to do it.” His agent was furious because it took a lot of work to get this together so the agent replied “then call and tell them yourself.” Danny sat back a couple days. Almost calling numerous times and said “F*ck it. If I f*ck up their movie, they have no one to blame but themselves.”
RIP Paul Reubens, a comedian who brought odd, yet utterly funny stories. Three big movies, all with one big whimsical icon.
Also, I like the third movie just as much as the first. The second movie though, is a bit of a dud.
Always good to see more Freakshow Cinema.
For Paul Reubens. Thanks for the ride! Childhood hero to the end.
I got to admit, I teared up a little when you played that last clip of Pee Wee saying good bye. He was a part of my childhood, and I'm sad that he's gone; RIP Paul Reubens.
It was truly a honor to watch Paul Reubens do what he did best with the charm and good feeling he had
Another Fun Fact from Pee-wee's Big Adventure: All three writers of Pee-wee's Big Adventure appear somewhere in the film. (Phil Hartman appears as one of the reporters, Michael Varhol appears as the photographer, and Paul Reubens, of course, plays Pee-wee.)
classic NC, much love man! Still a fan a decade later and watching you since I was 17
Wish during the flashback bit showing that Paul Reubens in older rolls like Blues Brothers, I wish his bits in the Cheech & Chong movies would have been shown too. Much love for those.