Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

Consider the bicycle. Two wheels in a thin, metal frame, an uncomfortable seat, and a rusting bell to you, but to children, there once was a time when it represented freedom limited only by your lung capacity, and sometimes not even that could put a stop to a young boy or girl’s afternoon rides. Bikes aren’t just good for reminding you how much you’ve grown (in every direction, for some of us), they’re practically infused with nostalgia for those of us who grew up putting rubber to asphalt (or gravel, as the case was with the Magellans), and I know that if I had lost my bike as a youngster, I would have braved convicts, ghosts, and yes, even people who are super into French stuff, to recover it. Thankfully, I never had to endure those nightmares, but there was one 80s hero of kids’ entertainment and future weirdo who did: Pee-Wee Herman as seen in Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, a 1985 family comedy directed by Tim Burton. Pee-Wee’s reputation is, uh, let’s say tarnished these days, but Tim Burton’s certainly is hanging in there, which is why Nathan and Elliot decided to go right back to the beginning to evaluate his first outing. What’s the episode like, you ask? Well it sounds . . . like this! Contact us/Requests/Questions: [email protected]: https://paypal.me/magellensmovies?country.x=US&locale.x=en_USCheck out our blog for more reviews and movie content!!! https://magellansatthemoviesblog.blogspot.com/