Pee-wee's Big Adventure
The story of a rebel and his bike.
The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen.Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre situations as he treks across the country to recover his bike.
- Director
- Tim Burton
- Signature
- Wonder · Action · Craft
- Worldwide
- $41M
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Cast
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The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre situations as he treks across the country to recover his bike.
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Box Office & Release
Pee-wee's Big Adventure returned 6.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $6M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $41M
- Release date
- Jul 26, 1985
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- United States of America
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