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MC KAos;4035474 said:so....for those of us that might be too young, can anyone explain this bike in the basement of the alamo joke?
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure is a 1985 American adventure comedy film directed by Tim Burton in his full-length debut and starring Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman. Reubens also co-wrote the script with Phil Hartman and Michael Varhol. Supporting roles are played by Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger and Judd Omen. Pee-wee's Big Adventure tells the story of Pee-wee Herman embarking on nation-wide adventure in search of his stolen bicycle.
Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) loves his bike more than anything else in the world and refuses to sell it to spoiled neighbor Francis Buxton (Mark Holton). The bike is stolen while he was visiting Dottie (Elizabeth Daily), resulting in Pee-wee visiting a psychic named Madame Ruby (Erica Yohn) who lies and tells him that the bike is hidden in the basement of the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas.
On the way there, he meets Simone (Diane Salinger), a waitress with a yearning to see Paris. Her jealous boyfriend Andy (Jon Harris) thinks Pee-wee and Simone are romantically linked, and causes Pee-wee to flee in a boxcar of a moving train. Making it to San Antonio, he finds that the Alamo has no basement.
Disappointed, Pee-wee visits a bar to use the telephone, but disturbs a biker gang after accidentally knocking over their motorcycles. Fearing they are going to kill him, Pee-wee asks for one last request and dances to "Tequila", winning the respect of the bikers. The bikers give him a motorcycle, but Pee-wee quickly crashes it, ending up in the hospital. There, he learns that his bike now belongs to Kevin Morton (Jason Hervey), a child star who is currently filming a movie with the bike as a prominent plot device.
Pee-wee sneaks into Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, disguises himself as a nun, and steals the bike back. In a wild chase scene, he flees from the Warner Bros. security staff through a variety of sets, causing havoc throughout the lot. Various actors and props, including a boat-shaped car, a Santa Claus sleigh, and a man in a Godzilla costume, get swept into the chase. He also interrupts the shooting of a Twisted Sister music video for "Burn in Hell" from Stay Hungry.
Using the gadgets on his bike when driving through the set of Tarzan and a western set, Pee-wee manages to evade the guards and escape the studio. As he blissfully rides away however, Pee-wee discovers a pet shop in flames. After heroically saving all the animals, Pee-wee faints on the store's doorstep upon having to carry out the pet snakes just as the fire department and police arrive. Though the fireman considers Pee-wee a hero, the policeman states that Pee-wee is under arrest.
Pee-wee is brought before a Warner Bros. studio executive who offers to buy the rights to Pee-wee's story in exchange for dropping all charges. Dottie is summoned into the office, bringing along Pee-Wee's beloved bicycle. He attends the premiere at his local drive-in theater, and it turns out to be a James Bond-style action film involving James Brolin and Morgan Fairchild fighting ninjas. Pee-wee has a cameo appearance as a bellhop, with his voice dubbed over. After watching for a few minutes, Pee-wee decides to leave, having already lived the real story. Reunited with his bike, he rides away with Dottie, happily ever after.
Pee-wee's Big Adventure is a 1985 American adventure comedy film directed by Tim Burton in his full-length debut and starring Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman. Reubens also co-wrote the script with Phil Hartman and Michael Varhol. Supporting roles are played by Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger and Judd Omen. Pee-wee's Big Adventure tells the story of Pee-wee Herman embarking on nation-wide adventure in search of his stolen bicycle.
Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) loves his bike more than anything else in the world and refuses to sell it to spoiled neighbor Francis Buxton (Mark Holton). The bike is stolen while he was visiting Dottie (Elizabeth Daily), resulting in Pee-wee visiting a psychic named Madame Ruby (Erica Yohn) who lies and tells him that the bike is hidden in the basement of the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas.
On the way there, he meets Simone (Diane Salinger), a waitress with a yearning to see Paris. Her jealous boyfriend Andy (Jon Harris) thinks Pee-wee and Simone are romantically linked, and causes Pee-wee to flee in a boxcar of a moving train. Making it to San Antonio, he finds that the Alamo has no basement.
Disappointed, Pee-wee visits a bar to use the telephone, but disturbs a biker gang after accidentally knocking over their motorcycles. Fearing they are going to kill him, Pee-wee asks for one last request and dances to "Tequila", winning the respect of the bikers. The bikers give him a motorcycle, but Pee-wee quickly crashes it, ending up in the hospital. There, he learns that his bike now belongs to Kevin Morton (Jason Hervey), a child star who is currently filming a movie with the bike as a prominent plot device.
Pee-wee sneaks into Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, disguises himself as a nun, and steals the bike back. In a wild chase scene, he flees from the Warner Bros. security staff through a variety of sets, causing havoc throughout the lot. Various actors and props, including a boat-shaped car, a Santa Claus sleigh, and a man in a Godzilla costume, get swept into the chase. He also interrupts the shooting of a Twisted Sister music video for "Burn in Hell" from Stay Hungry.
Using the gadgets on his bike when driving through the set of Tarzan and a western set, Pee-wee manages to evade the guards and escape the studio. As he blissfully rides away however, Pee-wee discovers a pet shop in flames. After heroically saving all the animals, Pee-wee faints on the store's doorstep upon having to carry out the pet snakes just as the fire department and police arrive. Though the fireman considers Pee-wee a hero, the policeman states that Pee-wee is under arrest.
Pee-wee is brought before a Warner Bros. studio executive who offers to buy the rights to Pee-wee's story in exchange for dropping all charges. Dottie is summoned into the office, bringing along Pee-Wee's beloved bicycle. He attends the premiere at his local drive-in theater, and it turns out to be a James Bond-style action film involving James Brolin and Morgan Fairchild fighting ninjas. Pee-wee has a cameo appearance as a bellhop, with his voice dubbed over. After watching for a few minutes, Pee-wee decides to leave, having already lived the real story. Reunited with his bike, he rides away with Dottie, happily ever after.

