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Big Top Pee-Wee (1988)
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Reviews Counted: 19
Fresh: 6
Rotten:13
Average Rating: 4.6/10
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Beloved children's funnyman Pee-Wee Herman stars in his second full-length feature as a farmer who joins the circus when a giant storm dumps a Big Top on his front yard. Together, Pee-Wee, the... Beloved children's funnyman Pee-Wee Herman stars in his second full-length feature as a farmer who joins the circus when a giant storm dumps a Big Top on his front yard. Together, Pee-Wee, the animals, and a troupe of daring and talented circus performers put on the best show ever, while love blooms between the shy farm-boy and Gina the trapeze artist (Valeria Golino)--much to the dismay of Pee-Wee's fiancee Winnie (Penelope Ann Miller). [More]
Starring: Pee-Wee Herman, Kris Kristofferson, Valeria Golino, Penelope Ann Miller
Starring: Pee-Wee Herman, Kris Kristofferson, Valeria Golino, Penelope Ann Miller, Susan Tyrrell, Albert Henderson, Mary Jackson, Frances Bay, Leo Gordon, Anne Seymour, Kenneth Tobey, Jay Robinson, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Peter Hall, Franco Columbu, Terrence Mann, Matthias Hues, Lynne Stewart
Director: Randal Kleiser
Director: Randal Kleiser
Screenwriter: Paul Reubens, George McGrath
Producer: Paul Reubens, Debra Hill
Composer: Danny Elfman
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Reviews for Big Top Pee-Wee
If there's a lower form of comedy than circus humor I've yet to encounter it.
Fun for children, embarrassing for adults, especially now knowing Pee-Wee's illegal indulgences.
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