Big Screen Pee-Wee: A Paul Reubens 4-Film Marathon

ABOUT THE MARATHON: 

3:00pm | MATILDA 

4:50pm | PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE 

6:30pm | BIG TOP PEE-WEE 

8:05pm | MYSTERY MEN 

Start times are approximate. There will be brief (approximately 5-10 minute) intermissions between films. Ticket includes entry to all films in marathon. 

ABOUT THE FILMS: 

MATILDA, 1996, Dir: Danny DeVito, 98 Minutes, Sony Pictures Entertainment, USA. 

See the world from a kid’s-eye view with MATILDA, a modern fairytale that mixes hilarious humor with the magical message of love. Mara Wilson stars as Matilda, a super-smart little girl who’s woefully misunderstood by her parents (Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman), her brother, and an evil school principal. But with the help of a brave best friend and a wonderful teacher, Matilda discovers she doesn’t have to get mad to get even. Featuring Paul Reubens as Bob, half of the idiosyncratic FBI agent duo investigating Harry Wormwood (DeVito).

FORMAT: 35mm

PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE, 1985, Dir: Tim Burton, 90 Minutes, Park Circus, USA. 

When the eccentric and lovable Pee-Wee Herman has his iconic cherry red bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life. Along the way, he encounters and befriends a fugitive on the run, a big rig-driving ghost, and a down on her luck waitress, in addition to learning a little about the floorplan of the Alamo. Featuring a string of unforgettable appearances by E.G. Daily, Diane Salinger, Monte Landis, and more, plus your favorite neighbors from “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.”

FORMAT: 35mm

BIG TOP PEE-WEE, 1988, Dir: Randal Kleiser, 85 Minutes, Paramount Pictures, USA. 

A note from Pee-Wee Herman: 

In Big Top Pee-Wee, I live on a country farm where I feed my barnyard animals pancake breakfasts and work on top-secret botanical experiments with my pet pig, Vance. One day a storm blows an entire circus into my yard! There’s wild animals and all kinds of cool circus stuff – especially the trapeze artist, Gina. She’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen! She’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever kissed, too!! That’s probably why my fiancée, Winnie, gets so angry. Let me tell you, one torrid love triangle in a lifetime is plenty for anyone! It all works out great, eventually, and I even get to be in the circus! Sawdust, glitter and excitement – I hope you like it!!

FORMAT: 35mm

MYSTERY MEN, 1999, Dir: Kinka Usher, 120 Minutes, Universal Pictures, USA. 

When Captain Amazing, Champion City’s legendary superhero, falls into the hands of the evil madman Casanova Frankenstein and his disco-dancing henchmen, there’s suddenly a chance for the aspiring superheroes to show what they can do. They’re the MYSTERY MEN… a ragtag team of superhero wannabes featuring: Mr. Furious, whose power comes from his boundless rage; The Shoveler, a father who shovels “better than anyone”; The Blue Raja, a fork-flinging mama’s boy; The Bowler, who fights crime with the help of her father’s skull; The Spleen, whose power is pure flatulence; Invisible Boy, who’s only invisible when no one’s watching, and The Sphinx, a cliche-spewing philosopher.

FORMAT: DCP