5 Movies Starring Paul Reubens

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-08-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(38786 Reviews)

Director:

Tim Burton

Cast:

Writer:

Phil Hartman

Paul Reubens

Michael Varhol

Fullplot:

The cartoonish and childish character Pee Wee Herman goes on a big adventure for the first time ever when his beloved shiny new bicycle is stolen by his nemesis Francis Buxton, a fellow man-child and neighborhood rich "kid." And he sets off on an obsessive cross-country journey, determined to recover it. Pee-wee's awkward and childish attempts to be cool and mature.

Flight of the Navigator

Flight of the Navigator

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-07-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Norway

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (32051 Reviews)

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Cast:

Writer:

Mark H. Baker (story)

Michael Burton (screenplay)

Matt MacManus (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A 12-year-old boy goes missing in 1978, only to reappear once more in 1986. In the eight years that have passed, he hasn't aged. It is no coincidence that at the time he "comes back", a flying saucer is found, entangled in power lines.

Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-07-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (7013 Reviews)

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Fullplot:

In the sequel to "Pee Wee's Big Adventure", Pee-Wee Herman has had enough with the fame and constant media attention he received after the events of the first movie, so he's now a simple farmer living quietly in a small town. But after a big storm blows their way, a circus ends up at Pee Wee's farm. So he lets the circus stay at his farm for a while. The circus decides to put on a show with one lovable star, Pee-Wee! Also, a love triangle develops between Pee-Wee, his nice fiancèe Winnie, who's the local schoolteacher, and mysterious loner Gina, the circus' attractive trapeze artist. The outcome of this subplot is somewhat unexpected.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-07-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (30409 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Buffy Summers has the lifestyle any young woman could want. Cheerleading, dating the captain of the basketball team, and copious amounts of time spent shopping with friends. She had no idea of her true calling until a mysterious man named Merrick approached her and told her that she is the Slayer; one woman called to defend the world from vampires. Reluctant to concede to the fact, Buffy soon learns that Merrick speaks the truth and so begins to take her new life seriously while trying to maintain the sense of normality her life had once been. With her best friends slowly abandoning her, Buffy finds solace in the town outcast, Pike, who knows very well the terrors that have arisen. Together, they combat the forces of the old and powerful vampire, Lothos, who has his eyes set on Buffy.

Beauty Is Embarrassing

Beauty Is Embarrassing

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-03-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (857 Reviews)

Director:

Neil Berkeley

Cast:

Writer:

Neil Berkeley

Chris Bradley

Kevin Klauber

Fullplot:

Raised in the Tennessee mountains, Wayne White started his career as a cartoonist in NYC. He quickly found success as one of the creators of the Pee-wee's Playhouse TV show which soon led to more work design some of the most arresting and iconic images in pop culture. Recently his word paintings featuring pithy and and often sarcastic text statements finely crafted onto vintage landscape paintings have made him a darling of the fine art world. The movie chronicles the vaulted highs and crushing lows of an artist struggling to find peace and balance between his professional work and his personal art. This is especially complicated for a man who struggles with the virtues he most often mocks in his art...Vanity, ego and fame.

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