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Actors: Paul Reubens, Penelope Ann Miller, Kris Kristofferson, Valeria Golino, Benicio Del Toro, Susan Tyrrell
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Big Top Pee Wee |
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Pee Wee Herman (Reubens) lives in a charming little rural town as an experimental farmer. He still wears his trademark suit and bow tie even when chatting with his talking pig Vance or milking the chocolate milk producing cow. The quirky Pee Wee is engaged to pretty but plain Winnie Johnson (Miller) the local schoolmarm. They seem happy despite his dislike for eating her egg salad sandwiches. The small town is quaintly dull and the stuffy townsfolk are leery of Pee Wee. One day a band of circus folk get dropped into his yard and Pee Wee is happy to have the distraction even though some individuals start to annoy him. Pee Wee is attracted to a sexy trapeze performer from the circus troupe named Gina (Golino) and starts an ill-fated relationship behind his girlfriend's back.
Mace Montana (Kristofferson) leads the ragtag group and proudly introduces his Barbie-sized wife Midge (Tyrrell) to his bewildered host. When the big top tent goes up, the normally standoffish town folk loosen up and enjoy being kids again at the circus. Pee Wee even takes his place among the sideshow freaks along with the dog-faced boy (Del Toro) to be a part of the “greatest show on Earth.” Realizing his mistake when the circus must pull up stakes and move on, Pee Wee comes to his senses and is taken back by a loving Winnie.
--David Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Big Top Pee Wee |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- adult acting like child
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- farmer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Setting
United States
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
- lot of descript of crop raising
- lot of descript of animal care
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
Is this movie based on a
- TV show
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