One of the great classics of all time.

One of the few movies I almost walked out in the first 5 minutes because of the overly childish nonsense. Turns out the film is relatively well crafted and watchable once you get into the plot. I want to give Paul Reubens props for creating this character of a lifetime (for him) even though it doesn't really appeal to me.

90 minutes of pure joy. There is no other movie that makes me feel as good as this one.

An absolutely classic movie. If you haven’t seen this movie, I fear that you may be living under a rock.

It remains a cult comedic classic 40 years later.

What can I say? One of a kind movie and always funny to watch.

Paul Reubens delivers a great performance as pee wee. A funny road trip comedy centered around a missing bicycle. Tim Treakle

Pee Wee is always funny! Still a great movie. Holds up well over the years!

As a small child, the Large Marge scene had me in tears because I was so scared, otherwise good movie but what I do want to say is that its a bit scary for young viewers.

I think it's sometimes easy to be snobbish when you're reviewing movies. Sure, I like art house films and foreign films and depressing documentaries. But a good movie is a good movie - and this is a GREAT movie! Fun, inventive and imaginative, 35 years later it still retains the magic of what makes going to the movies such an enduring legacy. Has there ever been a movie with such a gallery of supporting characters who are on screen for brief moments but remain in our minds and hearts decades later? My personal favorite is the late great Jan Hooks as Tina, the Alamo tour guide. But take your pick! If this isn't Burton's best film, it certainly belongs among the upper echelon of his achievements. There are individual scenes too numerous to mention that remain as fresh in my mind today as when I saw it in the theater in 1985. This is a movie that is probably way too easy to dismiss, but in my mind, it creates a world as eccentric and memorable as THE WIZARD OF OZ and WILLY WONKA AND the CHOCOLATE FACTORY. God bless Pee-Wee Herman, and God bless the crazy minds that came up with this wholly original and practically perfect movie that still resonates with me to this day in a way few other movies have done.

I called it a classic and it said, “I know you are, but what am I?”

It's such an imaginative comedy and one that exists entirely in a realm of big, goofy, unapologetic fantasy. Ruebens' performance is utter perfection.

I'M TRYING TO USE THE PHONE

Pee Wee's Big Adventure is an okay movie. Pee Wee's Big Adventure is a very bizarre movie, and that is not a bad thing. The thing I did wrong with this movie is I watched it high expectations, something that most people probably didn't do. I give this a 69%.

Tim Burton's first film takes everyone's favorite manchild Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) on a wild adventure across America to recover his stolen bicycle. Released in 1985, Pee-wee's Big Adventure is a beloved cult classic and it's easy to see why. Paul Reubens is instantly captivating, not to mention hilarious, as the giggling weirdo Pee-wee giving a comedic tour-de-force performance. Meanwhile, Tim Burton's unique style marries with The Pee-wee Herman Show's sense of humor effortlessly creating a truly eccentric road movie. We're introduced, first, to Pee-wee's bedroom: a kid's dream room complete with animated toys and weird, wacky stuff everywhere, contraptions that seem to do nothing at all but, in fact, make breakfast. This is the beginning of Danny Elfman's collaboration with Burton and he does not disappoint as his score is both joyful, fun, circus-like yet also worthy of Bernard Herrmann's most distressing scores. The tone of the film is light and bouncy with unexpected slices of darkness giving Pee-wee's big adventure a bit of a dangerous vibe. Expect creepy clowns aplenty. The loss of Pee-wee's bike is a devastating event, cleverly foreshadowed and built-up. It hits Pee-wee like a bolt of lightning and his flawless dream world inevitably comes crashing down, which sets him off on his big life-changing trip. It's a hard film to describe. Part-Jacques Tati, part Psycho, part Mr Bean... it takes the viewer to meet bizarre characters from ghost truckers to fugitives, and visit exotic locations like The Alamo or the Warner Bros. studio lot. Yet our unlikely hero continues being himself, resolute, enjoying the madness of the journey despite its many scary events. Pee-wee conquers his fears to fight for his biggest, most favorite toy and there is something so pure and goofy about that you can only root for him. There's an element of play to this whole adventure that makes it ridiculously endearing. Here is a kids' movie like no other, that never talks down to its audience and, instead, provides them with one hell of a show. It doesn't really feel like Pee-wee's Playhouse, though some of that energy is indeed there, but that's for the best as Pee-wee's Big Adventure is not just a funny, very entertaining film but also a thrilling, heartfelt celebration of childhood and imagination. One of a kind.

Pee-Wee's big adventure is a timeless classic that is enjoyable no matter the viewer's age.

A delightful, wonderful fever dream

Charmingly random and irresistibly goofy, "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" is perfect cheesy fun.

One of the funniest movies ever made, so good!!

This movie is a classic. Enjoyed it as a kid and still enjoy it as adult.