Review of Big Top Pee-wee (1988) by Dann M — 23 Nov 2014
Taking a bizarre and inexplicable turn, Big Top Pee-Wee has no connection to either the first film or the television series. Set in the 1940s (or thereabouts), a tornado hurls a traveling circus onto the farm of Pee-Wee Herman, who takes them in and offers them food and shelter.
The tone of the film is remarkably un-Pee-Wee Herman-ish, having almost none of the trademark elements that the character is known for. And, the circus is rather uninteresting and pretty rote, with the typical fare; a beaded woman, a human cannon, etc.
, etc. However, the cast isn't that bad and features Kris Kristofferson, Penelope Ann Miller, and Valeria Golino (in her big screen debut). Though it has a good heart, Big Top Pee-Wee is a weird mixture of things that just don't go together.
This review of Big Top Pee-wee (1988) was written by Dann M on 23 Nov 2014.
Big Top Pee-wee has generally received mixed reviews.
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