
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 fi... (Full plot summary below)
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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 fiancée Winnie, who's the local schoolteacher, and mysterious loner Gina, the circus' attractive trapeze artist. The outcome of this subplot is somewhat unexpected.
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| Los Angeles TimesSheila BensonBig Top Pee-wee is as guileless and cheerful as Pee-wee’s first movie, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, but it’s not as magical. It has too much plot, somehow, and not enough wide-eyed discovery in which everything is new to Pee-wee every moment of his life. He seems almost from Earth in this movie. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittKleiser has no feel for comedy, and there's no affinity between him and his star. He shoots the material as if he didn't quite get it, and the gags dribble out weakly, without any emphasis or piquancy, as if the camera itself were perplexed by the scene unfolding in front of it. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumWhile the level of imagination here is scaled to the bite-size dimensions of TV, the sense of an alternate universe felt in Herman's TV show is woefully lacking. But fans and undemanding kids may still be amused. |
| Tampa Bay TimesHal LipperIn Big Adventure, Pee-wee's gadgety bike was stolen, and the dramatic interest rode on finding it. Big Top contains three rings' worth of people and livestock, but the interest is no-show. You'd be better off going to the circus. Or the zoo. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyA yeowling comedy. Look out for those sight gags. |
| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarThe earlier film (and much of the television program) worked for adults by creating a youngster's fantasy world with an eerie fidelity. It got us to laugh by reminding us of the child within ourselves. Watching the new film, however, all we're reminded of is that we outgrew kiddie movies a long time ago. |
| User Reviewkatro rThe lesser known but just as awesome Pee-Wee movie. IT HAS THE PEE-WEE DANCE OVER A TIGHTROPE!!! |
| User ReviewCara Hfownd it a bit disturbin bt funi newayz lol |
| User ReviewPrentis MThe lesser known but just as awesome Pee-Wee movie. IT HAS THE PEE-WEE DANCE OVER A TIGHTROPE!!! |
| User Reviewjody .ha ha morgan and anne and i watched this once it was funny im giving it a 5 lol just because |