Review of Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) by Taylor L — 19 Nov 2009

Way better than I'd expected. And the ending was awesome.

This review of Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) was written by Taylor L on 19 Nov 2009.

Pee-wee's Big Adventure has generally received positive reviews.

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Awesome movie as always. The comedy is genius and so is the writing. For a directorial debut,this ain't bad at all…

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