Pee-wee's Big Adventure Page #2

Synopsis: The cartoonish and childish character Pee Wee Herman goes on a big adventure for the first time ever when his beloved shiny new bicycle is stolen by his nemesis Francis Buxton, a fellow man-child and neighborhood rich "kid." And he sets off on an obsessive cross-country journey, determined to recover it. Pee-wee's awkward and childish attempts to be cool and mature.
Director(s): Tim Burton
Production: Warner Home Video
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
47
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
PG
Year:
1985
91 min
6,650 Views


what this is supposed to mean!

Supposed to mean? Supposed to mean?!

I think everyone here knows

what this is supposed to mean.

When you've gone over something

again and again...

...and again and again...

...like I have...

...certain questions get answered.

Others spring up!

The mind plays tricks on you.

You play tricks back!

It's like you're unraveling

a cable-knit sweater...

...that someone keeps knitting...

...and knitting and knitting...

...and knitting and knitting

and knitting!

Let's go get some fresh air.

Because it's hot in here.

Hot?! Who's hot? Feels just fine

to me! I feel just perfect.

I can't remember when

I've felt so cozy down here.

I can get Chuck to give you a good break

on another bike in the shop.

I don't want another bike!

Pee-wee, listen,

if you want my help...

I don't want your help!

I don't need the police

and I don't need you!

I don't need anybody!

You're new to this turf.

We don't like strangers!

Cash only.

No cards, no checks.

You got cash?

Let me take your jacket.

You want to wear a wet jacket,

it's all right with Madam Ruby.

For $20 I can tell you a lot of things.

For $30 I can tell you more.

And for $50 I can tell you everything.

Tell me why I'm here.

You're here because you...

...want something.

Let's see...

...what Madam Ruby sees.

I see...

...a bicycle.

Yes! Is it okay?

It's okay.

Where is it?! Can you see it?

Where is it?!

Where is it?

It's somewhere else.

Somewhere far away.

Where?!

The Alamo.

The Alamo.

In the basement.

I'll never forget you.

Thanks a million.

I've been trying all day.

-The name's Mickey.

-I'm Pee-wee.

How about some music?

Morelli is armed and dangerous...

Forget the music.

Let's enjoy the scenery.

What did you do?

I lost my temper, took a knife

and I...

You know those "Do not remove under

penalty of law" labels on mattresses?

I cut one off.

I got a real bad temper.

I always thought that was a dumb law.

You said a mouthful.

Life can be so unfair.

You're telling me?!

I tried to go through legal channels.

But the cops, hah!

They were no help.

They gave me the runaround.

That's when I decided to take

the law into my own hands.

The law...

The law.

The law.

The law!

This is it.

I got an idea!

What's going on?

We're looking for an escaped convict.

We heard about it on the radio.

Right, honey?

Have you seen this man?

I've seen better heads on boils!

No, I'm sure I'd remember this face.

-Would you mind stepping out of the car.

-No, not at all, officer.

-Some sort of problem?

-Not at all.

I wanted to look at

that cute outfit you have on.

Why don't you take a picture?

It'll last longer.

You have a nice day.

What's it like in the big house, Mickey?

It's not so bad.

You get to lift weights,

watch TV, write up appeals...

...take long showers, lift weights.

You get used to it.

Out!

Out!

It wasn't my fault.

Look kid, I like you. I like you a lot.

That's why I can't drag you into this.

I'm bad. You don't get mixed up

with a guy like me.

I'm a Ioner. A rebel!

Dj vu.

See you in the Promised Land.

Arrivederci, baby!

Wait!

I'm in the middle of nowhere!

Sure is spooky out here.

Probably just a dog.

Kitty.

Where's those headlight glasses?

Thanks for stopping.

Some night, huh?

On this very night...

...ten years ago...

...on this the same stretch of road...

...in a dense fog just like this...

...I saw the worst accident I ever seen.

There was this sound...

...like a garbage truck...

...dropped off

the Empire State Building.

And when they finally pulled

the driver's body...

...from the twisted, burning wreck...

...it looked like this!

That was the worst accident...

...I ever seen.

I get off right up here.

Have a nice day.

Be sure and tell them.

Large Marge sent you.

Large Marge sent me.

Did you say Large Marge?

She just dropped me off.

That's impossible.

Large Marge, she's...

It was ten years ago...

...on a night just like tonight.

Tonight's the anniversary.

Worst accident I ever seen.

But that means the Large Marge

I was riding with was...

...her ghost.

Don't you mind them.

They're just superstitious.

My wallet's gone!

I think you've worked off

that tuna platter and milk shake.

And here's something extra.

Thanks, Simone.

That old highway's a-calling.

I got to move on.

I beg your pardon?

I said I always have trouble

with good-byes.

The French say, Au revoir.

Au revoir.

Before you go will you come

and watch the sunrise with me?

Please?

Do you have any dreams?

I'm all alone.

I'm rolling a big doughnut

and a snake wearing a vest...

No, not that kind of dream.

I mean a dream you dream about

all the time...

...and it keeps you going,

dreaming about it...

...hoping it will come true.

Do you ever have a dream like that?

To find my bike.

My dream is to live

in the city of eternal love...

...Paris, France.

You'll get there, Simone.

I don't know.

Why not? What's stopping you?

Andy, for one.

-Who's Andy?

-My boyfriend.

He's real jealous.

He flunked French in high school...

...and thinks that everything there

is set up to make him look dumb.

I bet if he knew how important

it is to you, he'd change his mind.

Simone, this is your dream.

You have to follow it.

I know you're right, but...

But what?

Everyone I know has a big "but."

Come on, Simone.

Let's talk about your big "but."

I don't know.

You can't just wish and hope

for something to come true.

You have to make it happen.

I've been waiting for somebody

to put it to me like that for so long.

Stop!

Stop!

Morning.

Care for a sardine?

No, thank you.

Imported.

Name's Jack.

"She'll be wearing pink pajamas.

"She'll be wearing pink pajamas

when she comes.

"We'll all go out to meet her

when she comes."

"It rained all night the day I left,

The weather, it was dry.

"The sun so hot I froze to death,

Susannah, don't you cry."

"Flies in the buttermilk,

Shoo, fly, shoo.

"Skip to my Lou, my darling."

"Jimmy crack corn, and I don't care."

Welcome to the San Antonio Department

of Parks and Recreation Alamo tour.

My name is Tina.

Excuse me Tina,

but could we go straight...

Let's hold all questions

until the end of the tour.

Thank you.

This Mission, the Alamo, named from

the Spanish word for cottonwood tree...

...was established in the year 1718.

The same year that our city was founded

by the Spanish expeditionary force...

...on the site of

an Indian burial mound.

This is one of my favorite parts

of the tour.

Please say hello to our residents,

Pedro and his wife, Inez.

Inez is holding a clay pot

that she seems very proud of.

She carefully detailed it

with paint and glaze.

And Pedro is working on an "adobe."

Can you say that with me? Adobe.

We are now in the kitchen

of the Alamo women.

Here they are preparing

culinary delights of the Southwest.

Do I hear someone's stomach growling?

The mainstay of the Alamo diet is corn.

Corn can be prepared many ways.

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Phil Hartman

Philip Edward Hartmann (September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998), better known as Phil Hartman, was a Canadian-American actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic artist. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hartman and his family moved to the United States in 1958. After graduating from California State University, Northridge, with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands like Steely Dan, Poco and America. Hartman joined the comedy group The Groundlings in 1975 and there helped comedian Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. Hartman co-wrote the screenplay for the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and made recurring appearances as Captain Carl on Reubens' show Pee-wee's Playhouse. Hartman garnered fame in 1986 when he joined the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. He won fame for his impressions, particularly of President Bill Clinton, and he stayed on the show for eight seasons. Given the moniker "The Glue" for his ability to hold the show together and help other cast members, Hartman won a Primetime Emmy Award for his SNL work in 1989. In 1995, after scrapping plans for his own variety show, he starred as Bill McNeal in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio. He had voice roles on The Simpsons, from seasons 2–10 as Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure, and others, and appeared in the films Houseguest, Sgt. Bilko, Jingle All the Way, Small Soldiers and the English dub of Kiki's Delivery Service. Hartman had been divorced twice before he married Brynn Omdahl in 1987; the couple had two children together. However, their marriage was fractured, due in part to her drug use. On May 28, 1998, Brynn Hartman shot and killed Hartman while he slept in their Encino, Los Angeles home, then killed herself several hours later. In the weeks following his death, Hartman was celebrated in a wave of tributes. Dan Snierson of Entertainment Weekly opined that Hartman was "the last person you'd expect to read about in lurid headlines in your morning paper [...] a decidedly regular guy, beloved by everyone he worked with." Hartman was posthumously inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2012 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014. more…

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