Author: Paul Reubens

Brand: The Criterion Collection

Features:

• Criterion Collection

Format: 4K

Release Date: 16-12-2025

Details: One of the most eccentric comedies of the 1980s, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure is a pop-culture touchstone that helped make a manic oddball named Pee-wee Herman—the creation and alter ego of actor-comedian Paul Reubens—into an icon for outsiders of all ages. It also established the distinctive style of director Tim Burton, whose eye-popping visual sense is already on full display in this, his first feature film. Following the gleefully irreverent Pee-wee as he embarks on a road trip to recover his beloved stolen bicycle, the movie unfolds with the antic invention of a live-action cartoon, combining a gallery of memorably wacky characters, colorful, kitschy Americana, and surreal flights of fancy into a joyously uninhibited paean to creativity and the spirit of childhood. DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Tim Burton, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack • Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features • Audio commentary by Burton and actor-cowriter Paul Reubens • Audio commentary by composer Danny Elfman (over a music-only soundtrack to the film) • New interview with Burton and actor-filmmaker Richard Ayoade • New interviews with cowriter Michael Varhol, editor Billy Weber, production designer David L. Snyder, and producer Richard Abramson, conducted by critic Mark Olsen • Interview from 2005 with Reubens • Excerpts from the fortieth anniversary screening of the film presented by Nostalgic Nebula and hosted by comedian Dana Gould • Deleted scenes • Trailer • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • PLUS: An essay by radio and podcast host Jesse Thorn

UPC: 715515326315

EAN: 0715515326315

Languages: English

Binding: blu_ray

Item Condition: New