Pee-wee's Big Adventure (Also Known As: A Grande Aventura de Pee Wee ) is a Adventure Comedy Family film directed by Tim Burton and written by Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens. It released on 9 August 1985 (USA). The film stars Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton. When eccentric man-child Pee-Wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life.