Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
Title | Big Top Pee-wee |
Year | 1988 |
Country | USA |
Genre | Comedy (Movies) |
Franchise | Pee-wee (1985 - 2016) |
Run Time | 1h 26 min |
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Pee-wee Herman dreams of being a famous singer. Avoiding his fans, he makes his exit by disguising himself as Abraham Lincoln. One of the fans asks him for his autograph, but his disguise is promptly exposed. They chase after him and he flies off to his ranch. Pee-wee finally awakens from his dream that morning to work on his farm with Vance the pig (Wayne White). Later, he has lunch with his fiancée, school teacher Winnie Johnson (Penelope Ann Miller). Next, he races Vance to a general store owned by Mr. Ryan (Albert Henderson) to order a sandwich. There, the local Sheriff (Kenneth Tobey) warns everyone of a large storm approaching town.
After the storm ends, Pee-wee emerges from his storm shelter to discover that an entire traveling circus has been blown into his backyard. Befriended by Cabrini Circus ringmaster Mace Montana (Kris Kristofferson), Pee-wee hopes to impress Gina Piccolapupula (Valeria Golino), a trapeze artist and the circus’ star attraction, thereby incurring the jealousy of his relationship with Winnie until she meets Gina’s older brothers, the Piccolapupula Brothers.