Big Top Pee-wee

1988 · directed by Randal Kleiser

Rating

45/100

Hit

no

Paul Reubens stars as Pee-wee Herman in his second full-length film about a farmer who joins the circus after a storm drops a big tent in his front yard. Pee-wee, along with an outlandish cast of animals and circus performers, puts on the best show ever.

Big Top Pee-wee (1988), directed by Randal Kleiser, rates 45/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Paul Reubens
• Penelope Ann Miller
• Kris Kristofferson
• Valeria Golino
• Benicio del Toro
• Wayne White
• Susan Tyrrell
• Albert Henderson
• Jack Murdock
• David Byrd

Crew

• Steven Poster — Director of Photography
• Jeff Gourson — Editor
• Danny Elfman — Original Music Composer
• George McGrath — Writer
• Paul Reubens — Writer

More from Randal Kleiser

1. Flight of the Navigator (1986) — 72/100
2. Grease (1978) — 71/100
3. White Fang (1991) — 66/100
4. The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976) — 62/100 · TV film, not counted
5. Shadow of Doubt (1998) — 50/100
6. Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) — 48/100

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