Visible crew/equipment: When Pee Wee is chaining up his beloved bike you can see the long chain coming up through the bottom of the bike box. Full screen version only. (00:13:40)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Plot summary
Directed by: Tim Burton
Starring: Elizabeth Daily, Paul Reubens, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen
Pee-Wee does cool stuff with his machines. Francis wants Pee-Wee's bike but he refuses. Francis steals the bike somehow (read the ending) and Pee-Wee has to go on an adventure to find it.
Trivia: Just as Pee-Wee walks into the Joke Shop at the beginning of the film (after he chains his bike to the clown), there is a mini-poster of Elvira on the shop's wall. (00:14:25)
Question: When Pee-Wee offers gum to Francis and Mr. Buxton as a peace offering, what was it with the gum that caused Mr. Buxton to scream?
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Answer: It was some sort of gag gum (popular in the past) that either had hot pepper/cinnamon or simply tasted terrible.
Brian Katcher