Big Top Pee-wee

1988Movie⏱️ 1h 26mPG

AdventureComedyRomance

⭐ 5.2

IMDB Rating

10,779 votes

Pee-wee Herman is now a small-town farmer with a fiancée, but when a traveling circus comes to town, he finds himself falling for the trapeze artist.

Director

Randal Kleiser

Writers

Paul Reubens, George McGrath

Stars

Paul Reubens, Penelope Ann Miller, Kris Kristofferson

Release Date

July 22, 1988

Language

English, Italian

Country

United States

🎯 1

Nominations

💬 61

Reviews

📋 5.7K

Watchlists

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Paul Reubens

as Pee-wee Herman

Penelope Ann Miller

as Winnie

Kris Kristofferson

as Mace Montana

Valeria Golino

as Gina Piccolapupula

Wayne White

as Vance the Pig

Susan Tyrrell

as Midge Montana

👤

Albert Henderson

as Mr. Ryan

Jack Murdock

as Otis

David Byrd

as Deke

Mary Jackson

as Mrs. Dill

💰 Box Office

$15,122,324

Worldwide Gross

$15,122,324

Domestic Gross

$4,625,004

Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Sound

Dolby

Filming Location

Walt Disney's Golden Oak Ranch - 19802 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA

Production

Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

circustrapeze artistcircus freakacrobatchild

🎯 Categories

AdventureComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

I dedicate this review of Big Top Pee-wee to the late Paul Reubens

by tavm • 2023-08-07

7/10

"While I had this movie on my recording device for months, I only decided to now watch it because of the recent passing of Paul Reubens. This was his second movie as Pee Wee Herman after Pee Wee's Big Adventure. This also came out when he was also doing his TV show "Pee Wee's Playhouse" which was a very popular Saturday morning program for kids. I recognized at the time that Pee Wee was a little more adult-like in some behavior (like what he does to the Penelope Ann Miller character during their picnic scene) and I also knew about the triangle that would develop when Valeria..."