

Pee-wee's Big Adventure(1985)
"The story of a rebel and his bike."
Overview
The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre situations as he treks across the country to recover his bike.
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Paul Reubens
Pee-wee Herman

E. G. Daily
Dottie

Mark Holton
Francis

Diane Salinger
Simone

Judd Omen
Mickey

Irving Hellman
Mr. Crowtrey

Monte Landis
Mario

Damon Martin
Chip

Alice Nunn
Large Marge

David C. Glasser
BMX Kid

Gregory Brown
BMX Kid

Daryl Keith Roach
Chuck

Bill Cable
Policeman #1

Peter Looney
Policeman #2

Starletta DuPois
Sgt. Hunter
Professor Toru Tanaka
Butler

Ed Herlihy
Mr. Buxton

Ralph Seymour
Francis' Accomplice

Lou Cutell
Amazing Larry

Raymond Martino
Gang Member

Erica Yohn
Madam Ruby
Bill W. Richmond
Highway Patrolman
Ed Griffith
Trucker

Simmy Bow
Man in Diner

Jon Harris
Andy

Carmen Filpi
Hobo Jack

Jan Hooks
Tina
John Moody
Bus Clerk
John O'Neill
Cowboy #1
Alex Sharp
Cowboy #2
Chester Grimes
Biker #1

Luis Contreras
Biker #2
Lonnie Parkinson
Biker #3
Howard Hirdler
Biker #4

Cassandra Peterson
Biker Mama

Jason Hervey
Kevin Morton
Bob McClurg
Studio Guard

John Paragon
Movie Lot Actor

Susan Barnes
Movie Lot Actress
Zachary Hoffman
Director

Lynne Marie Stewart
Mother Superior
George Sasaki
Japanese Director

Richard Brose
Tarzan
Drew Seward
Kid #1
Brett Fellman
Kid #2
Bob Drew
Fireman
John Gilgreen
Policeman at Pet Shop
Noreen Hennessey
Reporter

Phil Hartman
Reporter
Michael Varhol
Photographer
David Rothenberg
Hobo

Patrick Cranshaw
Hobo

Sunshine Parker
Hobo
Gilles Savard
Pierre

James Brolin
"P. W."

Morgan Fairchild
"Dottie"

Tony Bill
Terry Hawthorne
Dee Snider
Self

Milton Berle
Self (uncredited)
Terry Bolo
Biker Chick (uncredited)

Tim Burton
Thug in Alley (uncredited)
Manuel Benitez
BMX Kid #0
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