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Big Top Pee-Wee

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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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A yeowling comedy. Look out for those sight gags.

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Cole Smithey
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It's too bad that Tim Burton went on to bigger and better things.

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11/06/05
Kevin Carr
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7M Pictures

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JoBlo
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Even the animals want to run away with another circus.

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12/31/04
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
StaciWilson.com

If there's a lower form of comedy than circus humor I've yet to encounter it.

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07/01/04
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
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01/08/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

What a waste.

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08/11/03
Ken Hanke
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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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01/15/03
Mike McGranaghan
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Aisle Seat

Pee-wee's always funny, but Randal Kleiser doesn't know what to do with him.

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Luke Y. Thompson
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New Times

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Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Fun for children, embarrassing for adults, especially now knowing Pee-Wee's illegal indulgences.

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