306K views · 13K reactions | 40 years ago today, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure hit the BIG screen! July 26, 1985, it premiered in limited release in just a few cities. August 9, it rolled out nationwide, and the rest is history. ‍♂️ Do you remember the first time you saw it? What’s your favorite Big Adventure moment?  Original Theatrical Trailer | Pee-wee Herman | Facebook

1M views · 32K reactions | Pee-Wee Herman reads a few of the reviews of his new film "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" | David Letterman | Facebook

Lou Cutell, the actor who played The Amazing Larry in "Pee-wee’s Big Adventure," passed away on Sunday. During a career that spanned well over fifty years, he acted in an extraordinary number of diverse movies and television shows. Besides my own film, my favorite thing Lou acted in was when he played an alien doctor in 1965’s "Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster." In real life, he was wonderful—sweet, caring and unassuming. He was also slyly and wickedly funny. Toward the beginning of "Pee-wee’