Sliding Scale Community Screening: Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (40th Anniversary)
August 9, 2025
Sliding Scale Community Screenings
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Tim Burton's comic masterpiece Pee-wee's Big Adventure at SIFF Cinema Downtown.
In appreciation of our movie-loving community, tickets to this screening are available on a sliding scale basis, starting at $5 for child tickets. Enjoy the film for less or give more generously to support nonprofit movie magic.
SIFF year-round passes and vouchers are not valid for this screening.
Tickets
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Saturday, August 9, 2025
When Pee-wee Herman’s idyllic world is destroyed by the theft of his fire-engine red bicycle, he sets out on a manic cross-country odyssey to recover his most valued possession. Director Tim Burton makes his feature-film debut with this comic masterpiece. The eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre situations as he treks across the country to recover his bike.
- Director: Tim Burton
- Principal Cast: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton
- Country: USA
- Year: 1985
- Running Time: 90 min.
- Producer: Richard Gilbert Abramson, William E. McEuen, Robert Shapiro
- Screenplay: Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens, Michael Varhol
- Cinematographers: Victor J. Kemper
- Editors: Billy Weber
- Music: Danny Elfman
- Language: English
- US Distributor: WB