“Pee-wee's Big Adventure” quotes

(1985)
Movie Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Tim Burton directed this movie in 1985
Title Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Year 1985
Director Tim Burton
Genre Comedy, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Plot – Pee-wee Herman lives in a world full of fun and games as a child trapped in the body of an adult. His treasure is his beloved bicycle, which attracts the attention of everyone, even of Francis, who offers him some money to have it. When the bike is stolen, Pee-wee suddenly finds himself in the real world and travels through America to find it. During this adventurous journey, he meets very odd people who help him.
All actors – Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen, Irving Hellman, Monte Landis, Damon Martin, David Glasser, Gregory Brown, Mark Everett, Daryl Keith Roach, Bill Cable, Peter Looney, Starletta DuPois, Professor Toru Tanaka, Ed Herlihy, Ralph Seymour, Lou Cutell, Raymond Martino, Erica Yohn, Bill W. Richmond, Alice Nunn, Ed Griffith, Simmy Bow, Jon Harris, Carmen Filpi, Jan Hooks, John Moody, John O'Neill, Alex Sharp, Chester Grimes, Luis Contreras, Lonnie Parkinson, Howard Hirdler, Cassandra Peterson, Jason Hervey, Bob McClurg, John Paragon, Susan Barnes, Zack Hoffman, Lynne Marie Stewart, George Sasaki, Richard Brose, Drew Seward, Brett Fellman, Bob Drew, John Gilgreen, Noreen Hennessey, Phil Hartman, Michael Varhol, David Rothenberg, Patrick Cranshaw, Sunshine Parker, Gilles Savard, James Brolin, Morgan Fairchild, Tony Bill, Twisted Sister, Milton Berle, Terry Bolo, Tim Burton, Cleve Hall, Tom Willett
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  • “- Simone: Do you have any dreams?
    - Pee-wee Herman: Yeah, I'm all alone. I'm rolling a big doughnut and this snake wearing a vest...”

    Diane Salinger - Simone
    Paul Reubens - Pee-wee Herman
    [Tag:dreams]
  • “- Francis Buxton: Today's my birthday and my father says I can have anything I want.
    - Pee-wee Herman: Good for you and your father.
    - Francis Buxton: So guess what I want.
    - Pee-wee Herman: A new brain.”

    Mark Holton - Francis Buxton
    Paul Reubens - Pee-wee Herman
    [Tag:birthday, brain, gift]
  • “- Pee-wee Herman: Exhibit D: Jimmy what is this? Too late! Chip!
    - Chip: It looks like a pen.
    - Pee-wee Herman: Exactly! I bought this pen exactly one hour before my bike was stolen. Why? What's the significance? I don't know!”

    Paul Reubens - Pee-wee Herman
    Damon Martin - Chip
    [Tag:nonsense, theft]
  • “- Dottie: Pee-wee, how are you ever going to pay a reward like that?
    - Pee-wee Herman: It's simple. Whoever returns the bike is obviously the person who stole it. So they don't deserve any reward!”

    Elizabeth Daily - Dottie
    Paul Reubens - Pee-wee Herman
    [Tag:reward, theft]
  • “- Dottie: Pee-wee? Where are you calling from?
    - Pee-wee Herman: Texas!
    - Dottie: Huh?
    - Pee-wee Herman: Honest! I'll prove it! [singing] The stars at night are big and bright...
    - Passersby: [singing and clapping] ... deep in the heart of Texas!”

    Elizabeth Daily - Dottie
    Paul Reubens - Pee-wee Herman
    [Tag:singing]
  • “- Pee-wee Herman: There's a lotta things about me you don't know anything about, Dottie. Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand. Things you shouldn't understand.
    - Dottie: I don't understand.”

    Paul Reubens - Pee-wee Herman
    Elizabeth Daily - Dottie
  • “- Pee-wee Herman: I wouldn't sell my bike for all the money in the world. Not for a hundred million, trillion, billion dollars!
    - Francis Buxton: Then you're crazy!”

    Paul Reubens - Pee-wee Herman
    Mark Holton - Francis Buxton
    [Tag:madness, money]
  • “- Cowboy #1: What's your name?
    - Pee-wee Herman: I can't remember.
    - Cowboy #2: Where are you from?
    - Pee-wee Herman: I can't remember.
    - Cowboy #1: Can you remember anything?
    - Pee-wee Herman: I remember... the Alamo.
    [Texans cheer]”

    John O'Neill - Cowboy #1
    Paul Reubens - Pee-wee Herman
    Alex Sharp - Cowboy #2
  • “- Madam Ruby: For twenty dollars I can tell you a lot of things. For thirty dollars I can tell you more. And for fifty dollars I can tell you everything.
    - Pee-wee Herman: Tell me why I'm here first.
    - Madam Ruby: You're here because you... want something!”

    Erica Yohn - Madam Ruby
    Paul Reubens - Pee-wee Herman
    [Tag:supernatural]
  • - Pee-wee Herman: What did you do?
    - Mickey: Well, I lost my temper and I took a knife and I uh... do you know those "Do Not Remove Under the Penalty of Law" labels they put on mattresses?
    - Pee-wee Herman: Yeah.
    - Mickey: Well I cut one of them off!

    Paul Reubens - Pee-wee Herman
    Judd Omen - Mickey
    [Tag:crime]
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