Big Top Pee-wee
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| Big Top Pee-wee | |
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 Big Top Pee-wee film poster |
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| Directed by | Randal Kleiser |
| Produced by | Debra Hill, Paul Reubens, Richard Gilbert Abramson |
| Written by | Paul Reubens and George McGrath |
| Starring | Paul Reubens Penelope Ann Miller Valeria Golino Kris Kristofferson |
| Music by | Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography | Steven B. Poster |
| Editing by | Jeff Gourson |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 22, 1988 |
| Running time | 86 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | $15,122,000 |
| Preceded by | Pee-wee's Big Adventure |
| Followed by | Pee-wee's Playhouse: The Movie |
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Big Top Pee-wee is the 1988 family comedy sequel to the 1985 film, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and stars Paul Reubens (as Pee-wee Herman), Penelope Ann Miller, Valeria Golino, and Kris Kristofferson. The original music score is composed by Danny Elfman. The film is marketed with the tagline "Hero. Lover. Legend."
Filming locations include Disney's Golden Oak Ranch near Santa Clarita, California, USA.
This Paramount Pictures production was directed by Randal Kleiser and written by Paul Reubens and George McGrath. Paul Reubens also co-produced the film with Debra Hill.
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[edit] Characters
- Pee-wee Herman - (Paul Reubens) an eccentric, childish farmer and scientist living on the outskirts of a small rural town.
- Winnie Johnston - (Penelope Ann Miller) A school teacher and Pee-wee's fiancée.
- Mace Montana - (Kris Kristofferson) the owner and operator of a traveling circus whose circus is blown onto Pee-wee's farm by a huge storm.
- Gina Piccolapupula - (Valeria Golino) a beautiful trapeze artist in Montana's circus that Pee-wee falls in love with.
[edit] Plot
On the morning after a tornadic whirlwind, farm boy Pee-wee Herman awakens to discover that a travelling circus has been deposited in his backyard. Befriended by circus owner Mace Montana, Pee-wee is hoping to impress Gina Piccolapupula, a lovely trapeze artist; thereby incurring the jealous rage of his hometown sweetie Winnie Johnston until she meets the four Piccolapupula brothers. But then Gina leaves Pee-wee when she finds out that Winnie was his fiancee. Pee-wee wants to join the circus but all his attempts to do so fail badly. Mace comes up with a brilliant idea: to stage a three-ring spectacular saluting the American Farm. The problem is that the majority of the town's residents are disgruntled, uncaring people in their sixties who hate Pee-wee, and have formerly demanded the very circus Pee-wee is helping to leave.
[edit] Trivia
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- Big Top Pee-wee was Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro's first feature film. He played Duke the Dog-Faced Boy.
- Dustin Diamond plays one of the children transformed from the elderly following their eating Pee-wee's Cocktail Weiners.
- Director Randal Kleiser makes an uncredited cameo appearance in this film. He played a popcorn vender selling Pee-wee's cocktail hot dogs.
- Paul Reubens three minute screen kiss with Valeria Golino at one point was the longest kiss ever filmed. A record that was held until Kids in America in 2005 (six minute screen kiss).
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