Big Top Pee-wee
Hero. Lover. Legend.
1988 | 86m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Randal Kleiser |
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| Writer: | Paul Reubens, George McGrath |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 22, 1988 |
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| Director: | Randal Kleiser |
| Writer: | Paul Reubens, George McGrath |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy |
| Keywords | pig, relationship problems, traveling circus, animal lover, creepy neighbor |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $15,122,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Paul Reubens | Pee-wee Herman |
| Penelope Ann Miller | Winnie |
| Kris Kristofferson | Mace Montana |
| Valeria Golino | Gina Piccolapupula |
| Benicio del Toro | Duke the Dog-Faced Boy |
| Wayne White | Vance the Pig (voice) |
| Susan Tyrrell | Midge Montana |
| Albert Henderson | Mr. Ryan |
| Jack Murdock | Otis |
| David Byrd | Deke |
| Mary Jackson | Mrs. Dill |
| Frances Bay | Mrs. Haynes |
| Leo Gordon | Joe the Blacksmith (as Leo V. Gordon) |
| Anne Seymour | Pearl |
| Kenneth Tobey | Sheriff |
| Stephanie Hodge | Mermaid |
| Franco Columbu | Otto the Strongman |
| Kevin Peter Hall | Big John |
| Lynne Marie Stewart | Zelda the Bearded Lady |
| Dustin Diamond | Child - Deke |
| Jay Robinson | Cook |
| Kevin B. Kaplowitz | Child - Mr. Ryan |
| Jeffrey R. Shaw | Child - Otis |
| Marie Hawkins | Child - Pearl |
| Shea Joachim | Child - Sheriff |
| Molly Ann Carter | School Child |
| Myka Peck | School Child |
| Patricia M. Peters | Web Girl |
| Joey Arias | Shim |
| Helen Siff | |
| Matthias Hues | Oscar - Lion Tamer |
| Vance Colvig | Clownie |
| April Tatro | Human Pretzel |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Randal Kleiser | Director |
| William Ross | Conductor |
| Jeff Gourson | Editor |
| Robert Turturice | Costume Design |
| Stephen Marsh | Production Design |
| Bill Couch | Stunt Coordinator |
| Bill Couch Jr. | Stunts |
| Alex Plasschaert | Stunts |
| Kurt Neumann | Unit Production Manager |
| Roger Joseph Pugliese | First Assistant Director |
| Linda Montanti | Second Assistant Director |
| Beala Neel | Art Direction |
| Anne D. McCulley | Set Decoration |
| Stephen Homsy | Set Designer |
| Carl Aldana | Set Designer |
| Kenneth L. Westcott | Leadman |
| Oscar Delgadillo | Leadman |
| John Koester | Camera Operator |
| George Kohut | Camera Operator |
| Alan R. Disler | First Assistant Camera |
| Bing Sokolsky | First Assistant Camera |
| Bruce W. Talamon | Still Photographer |
| Mychal D. Smith | Boom Operator |
| Richard Edlund | Visual Effects Producer |
| Karen Price | Stunts |
| Kirk Francis | Sound Mixer |
| R. Michael De Chellis | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Jack Kirk | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Scott McKnight | Lighting Technician |
| Hank Sheppherd | Second Company Grip |
| Paul Threlkeld | Dolly Grip |
| Joseph Graham | Dolly Grip |
| Mike Schwake | Dolly Grip |
| Horst Grandt | Property Master |
| Oscar Flores | Assistant Property Master |
| Dianne Ryder-Rennolds | Additional Editing |
| Dick Bernstein | Music Editor |
| Cecelia Hall | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Ronald Jacobs | Supervising Sound Editor |
| R.J. Palmer | Sound Editor |
| Trevor Jolly | Sound Editor |
| Sandina Bailo-Lape | Sound Editor |
| Pamela Bentkowski | Foley Editor |
| Dessie Markovsky | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Judee Gustafson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kevin O'Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Dan Wallin | Scoring Mixer |
| Joyce King | Script Supervisor |
| Marcy Bolotin | Unit Publicist |
| Patsy Swayze | Choreographer |
| Renee Milliken | Casting Assistant |
| Edouard F. Henriques | Makeup Artist |
| Yolanda Toussieng | Hairstylist |
| Greg Cannom | Prosthetic Designer |
| Matt Sweeney | Special Effects Supervisor |
| George Stokes | Construction Coordinator |
| James F. Orendorff | Construction Foreman |
| Ray Rarick | Construction Foreman |
| Joel Marrow | Transportation Coordinator |
| Paul Reubens | Writer |
| George McGrath | Writer |
| Steven Poster | Director of Photography |
| Victoria Thomas | Casting |
| Gary Morgan | Stunts |
| Bob Yerkes | Stunts |
| James Plannette | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Irvin Paik | Assistant Editor |
| Steve Bartek | Orchestrator |
| Ve Neill | Makeup Artist |
| Terry Haggar | Color Timer |
| Danny Elfman | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Debra Hill | Producer |
| Paul Reubens | Producer |
| William E. McEuen | Executive Producer |
| Richard Gilbert Abramson | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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