Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

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Although a spin-off from the children's TV series, this big screen adventure is inventive enough to paste together its slim narrative with great charm. Pee-Wee Herman, all rubbery limbs and made-up face, loses his precious red bicycle and chases it all the way to Hollywood.

A familiar route is enlivened by Herman's engaging innocence and energy, as well as the surreal, brightly-coloured world created around him. The result is surprisingly very funny.