Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
First screened in August 2025
Director: Tim Burton. Cast: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Ed Herlihy, Daryl Keith Roach, Starletta DuPois, Erica Yohn, Judd Omen, Alice Nunn, Ed Griffith, Diane Louise Salinger, Jon Harris, Carmen Filpi, Jan Hooks, Jason Hervey, Zack Hoffman, Lynn Marie Stewart, Phil Hartman, James Brolin, Morgan Fairchild. Screenplay: Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens, and Michael Varhol.
In Brief:
Candy-colored yet disquieting surrealism lands strongly and gets laughs through bold, inventive execution.
VOR:⑤
Who in the world would greenlight this? At Warners, no less! But every department committed to an anarchic but coherent vision. Constant surprises.
