Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
This is Tim Burton’s directorial feature debut. I kind of love that.
Large Marge is 100% the best part of this movie.
Dinosaurs are a recurring theme in this film:
[3:30] In Pee-wee's bedroom when he's lifting weights right after he gets out of bed, there is a toy Tyrannosaurus rex on the window sill behind him
[3:39] When Pee-wee is pushing the toy fire truck just before he runs over Mr Potato Head with it, there is a giant dinosaur head to his left
[3:51] When he slides down the pole in his house, there is a silhouette of a brontosaurus in the translucent glass
[4:35] At Pee-wee's house, a toy pterodactyl on a clothesline-esque string carries bread to a toaster.
[5:15] A toy Tyrannosaurus Rex squeezes an orange to make orange juice
[7:34] at Pee-wee's house, a silhouette of a dinosaur can be seen on the glass next to the sliding pole, somewhat of a foreshadowing.
[43:08] The one every fan knows about: When Pee-wee gets off Large Marge's truck, the dinosaurs in the film are an actual tourist attraction.
ESE: 97/100
50 +10 for Tim Burton’s directorial feature debut +5 for Speck +5 for the lion on the bike +10 for the Hitchcock wheel homage +5 for Dottie -10 for shouting at Dottie +2 for Madame Ruby’s Tarot, Palms, and Income Tax -5 for laying partially on the highway +5 for Pee-wee in drag -10 for driving off a cliff +3 for safe landing +10 for iconic Large Marge bug-eye moment after not blinking during her entire story +5 for watching the sunset from inside a T-rex’s mouth -5 for nightmares +10 for Carmen Filpi always playing a hobo/bum/old man something -10 for laughing at Pee-wee’s question +5 for remembering the Alamo +5 for “breakdance” +5 for Twisted Sister -10 for hitting Twisted Sister’s car +10 for saving the animals -5 for scoffing at snakes +2 for Dottie’s dress +5 for pink puppy
