Remember Pee-Wee Herman? Well across the Internet highway at Cinematical, you can learn more about Paul Reubens and his already drafted screenplays for Pee-Wee’s next two adventures.
In a recent Q&A in Hollywood, Paul Reubens confirmed that he really does have two new Pee-Wee Herman screenplays ready to go … first is described as being about Pee-Wee rescuing the kidnapped “King of Cartoons” … The second script is very much not for kids, and has long been presumed to be “a veiled satire on what happened in Reubens’ own career.” In Reubens’ description, Pee-Wee gets out of prison (Try not to spend too much time thinking about Pee-Wee in prison √¢‚Ǩ‚Äú trust me, it’s disturbing) and, quite logically, “joins the lumberjack community.” He then cuts a hit single, but rewards the passion of his fans by heartlessly turning on them.
What do you think? Is there room in our lives for more Pee-Wee Herman, or is this nails one and two in the coffin of Reubens somewhat refurbished career?
Since his “spanktravision” scandal and incarceration, Reubens I feel has done a good job of reminding us that he can still act, and it doesn’t have to be Pee-Wee. He first reintroduced himself with a small role in Batman Returns, then making his presence more known in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (both in 1992). I think it was his work in Mystery Men (1999) and Blow (2001) which solidified our exceptence of Reubens and not typecasting him as Pee-Wee or a public masturbater. Reverting back to the bow tied child may be a dangerous move, but then again; what the hell is he doing now anyway?
It seems to me that Spongebob Squarepants has cut into the demographic that would be interested in this. I can’t explain it, but to me there is something similar in the silly humor of the two characters. Kids who never saw the original Pee-Wee might see him as somewhat of a Spongebob rip-off, just not in cartoon form.
It is amazing to me how little young people today know about even the very recent past……
I was at this Q&A, it was for a screening of Pee Wee’s Big Adventure at a theatre here in L.A. The screening sold out so fast they added a second show, which also sold out. There are a lot of P.W. fans so it might be time for another flick. People forget what a classic Big Adventure was. Not only funny but very stylish and an incredible soundtrack.
But, lets not forget there already was one sequel – Big Top Pee Wee – which was really, really bad. If he does do another, lets hope it brings back some of the original’s majic.
i wonder if tim burton will have any help in this, or danny elfman for music for that matter
HEY, THAT’S REALLY FUNNY “ALL STROKED OUT”…HOW ORIGINAL.