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Big Top Pee-wee (1988)

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Summary: Inferior but nevertheless enjoyable sequel to Tim Burton's Pee-wee's Big Adventure, with a better cast. This time, Pee-Wee finds himself involved with a circus who become held up in a storm in his home town. However, the local community are hostile to the freakish traveling band. (imdb)
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Country: USA
Directed By: Randal Kleiser
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na Prismatic
19
T1
na mrblonde_314
55
T3
na buddymcl
1
T1
na yellowcup
68
T6
na filmcricket
45
T3
na martryn
66
T5
A classic from my childhood. Though the description says it's an inferior sequel, I don't know if that's actually the case. I did enjoy this one, and would enjoy it still today. I highly recommend this to kids and families alike. Especially young families.
na DougReese
45
T4
na jattmohnston
54
T3
na ndagroove777
77
T2
na SgtSweeney
77
T6
na dylan
1
T4
na nilkynarfy
20
T2
Saw it in the theaters when I was seven, hated it. Saw it on videotape when I was 13, still hated it. Saw it on cable as an adult, yup, hated it. I like Paul Reubens and his Pee-Wee character a lot to this day, I just get the feeling that he was way over his head making this one. No, I don't think Tim Burton directing would have mattered.
na gellner
65
T7
na mrkwst22
81
T2
na whitelighter
50
T1
na zsanford44
75
T4
na IMDb-byvotes
44
T1
na DrHopsALot
50
T1
na starrlamia
50
T2
na sselthur
40
T3
na irishrep
94
T7
na Elekoise
24
T3
na miss jesus
45
T3
na johnshaft
62
T3
na mlpgaffney
71
T4
na ShogunRua
34
T3
Has absolutely none of the subversiveness, humor, or imagination of the original Tim Burton film. Instead, it's a straightforward, generic Hollywood film about overcoming differences and everyone ending up happy. And Pee-Wee gets legitimately annoying at many points here, something the first movie avoided. The summary below calling it "enjoyable" is a hell of a stretch; it's just a poor flick.
na imdb
43
T1
na Riverbelle
74
T3
na tielardurdin
80
T8
na ayall
81
T8
na Sam Lowry
2
T4
na cblur21
58
T4
na Harlock
5
T1
na Brando
50
T4
na robby
35
T3
na jktrey
80
T4
na adidawha
78
T6
na Jgirl2688
30
T1
na MarlboroMob
79
T5
na Crazy Jack
50
T3
na wcnitz
67
T2
na snyder_rb
71
T2
na filmgirl79
15
T1
na queendork56
5
T4
na NedMeier
58
T2
na Tenletters
50
T5
na Corganist
64
T2
na Drunkfoxer
80
T5
na Gladstone
3
T3
na Tomohhh824
70
T5
na zyth3x
75
T8
na dcphillips
72
T1
na damil
40
T2
na wayofthegun
60
T3
For those of you that didn't find the first installment weird or creepy enough, this sequel should satisfy. It's not as good as the first one in terms of quality or story, but it's not bad.
na Cinemafan89
70
T4
na Antares
45
T1
na retsxlif
32
T1
na Bacchanalian
65
T5
na ProtectMeYou
1
T2
na Gregzilla
50
T5
na jedhayden
21
T1
na Clark Nova
5
T2
na podaddy
90
T9
na kxlly
60
T6
na nrm4
45
T3
na captain
38
T3
na braddad68
95
T7
It's not as good as Big Adventure but just to have another Pee Wee feature film was incredible!
na Barraoc
30
T1
na tyoda
37
T3
na ekc
60
T4
na Dhorlo
80
T6
na AsherFord
10
T2
na BartonFink
5
T4
na ratedargh
50
T2
na moosemoose
80
T7
na ilsensine
50
T2
na ari
55
T5
na roger1
85
T4
na jodamico
56
T2
na loucypher
60
T3
na Jerky
40
T3
na Amauet
60
T2
na ecalder
40
T1
na qbrrt
5
T5
na hellboy76
61
T4
Missing the first films charm, and some of this is downright creepy.
na uni84freak
72
T2
na fajimulkner
70
T5
na peteshabam
76
T6
na LiQuid3600
30
T2
na El Guapo
50
T5
na pomattovich
54
T3
na schizotoast
34
T2
na deanazhollis
90
T7
na danwest6
70
T6
na Lunchboxx
60
T5
na 70scholars
20
T4
na Rumplesink
50
T3
na Luk92
60
T4
na potatohead
72
T5
na clayj41
72
T6
na Tasha
70
T4
na ME_Criticker
0
T1
na CivCube
61
T1
na blink
80
T5
na bigred13
50
T4
na gelfling
85
T5
na mr_rob
60
T2
na natasha21
1
T1
na GraceToo
35
T1
na sweetsin0r
60
T2
na palcrypt
86
T5
na aarona1c
38
T4
Kind of a poor choice for Reubens.
na jwest
50
T3
na jgolden
45
T2
na KombatRock
78
T7
na setzerlock
80
T2
na mike615
58
T5
na quinlan_vos
60
T2
na oolookitty
5
T1
na agburrman
5
T1
na Freder
50
T4
An enjoyable boy's fantasy, well-realized with some real charm. Call it a guilty pleasure . . . but I certainly wish that Paul Ruebens could succeed in his efforts to pull another Pee Wee movie together.
na casie
72
T7
na buswasher
90
T6
na Super988man
50
T4
na waitsup
60
T4
na maddog
67
T3
na Shmendrek
3
T6
na mrpixies
84
T4
na Travisbickle
75
T4
na LaurenBauren
90
T10
na saucyjack
49
T3
Mediocre. Tim Burton, director of "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure", is sorely missed here.
na DanseMacabre
65
T3
na Pingy
78
T2
na Lnemoy
15
T1
na kogepanic
30
T1
na frankswild
60
T4
na TripleSH
71
T6
What everyone else said: This is no Pee Wee's Big Adventure, but it's good enough.
na djross
45
T3
na pilgermann
48
T3
Does not approach the greatness of PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE, but it's still amusing for Pee-wee fans. Oh, and Pee-wee gets laid in this one, er, yeah.
na EmptySet
38
T6
na Ronin167
50
T4
na DVDKING
68
T1
na Mento
65
T5
na pjalne
65
T5
na thetramp
70
T5
na Scott
80
T6
na realmlord
25
T1
na redpatriot
37
T2
na beckers1021
2
T1
na drmojoluv
71
T2
na MBBinger
90
T10
na Sosleepy
60
T2
na dst7175
70
T6
na rb42083
80
T6
na Dancon7
33
T1
na Chouinard
68
T5
na barfly
78
T9
na purity
1
T4
na slidercc
30
T4
na 2nice
77
T2
na Reelman
80
T8
na irvinejump
75
T8
na thefog1331
60
T1
na cusakfehn
1
T6
na Elysium
1
T6
na TJ Ximenez
15
T2
na ImThatDingo
54
T6
Frrrrreeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaakkkkssssssss!
na Weafdog
25
T1
na acella
30
T2
na NathanDarko
90
T8
Itīs funny, itīs crazy, itīs weird, itīs a Burton.
na jasonmyers
21
T1
na Babyshaq540
75
T7
na BillyShears
55
T4
na vivacity
76
T2
na wig
40
T2
na Leftie
20
T1
na IlPara
70
T6
na jstry
51
T4
na RNG
97
T10
na Vesey
50
T2
na nandorizzi
0
T1
Another shit. It is not funny, is irritating.
na theshmo
65
T3
na eveelun
57
T2
na wcsae
83
T8
na darkmoofya
83
T6
na Poorah
35
T2
na ZombieBuffet
50
T3
na JaJunk
68
T2
na 3rdman
2
T2
na Jet
70
T7
na eillim
70
T6
na patedwalters
70
T4
na Europeans
60
T5
na sengir
70
T3
na volver
55
T4
na TheRev
33
T2
na TheDenizen
55
T4
Loses points for taking us out of Pee Wee's normally insane world as we follow him hanging out with a a bunch of stranded circus freaks. You're left with a pretty average comedy lacking both the quality and quantity of gags seen in the first movie.
na Firebird
68
T3
na tendrilsfr20
38
T3
Average Tier 3.71 from 199 Rankings rss