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Junior Mintz provides some info on the new PEE WEE HERMAN film!!! To be rated PG-13 or R!!!!
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For anyone that is a true Pee Wee fan, I'm sure you are familiar with his, I believe it was on HBO, more adult version of the Playhouse. The one that was... quite a bit more suggestive. The fun part of this is that most of the PEE WEE generation is now able to walk into an R-rated film, probably were mentally scarred from Pee Wee's exit from Television and children's entertainment. And they want to see Pee Wee strike back.
Last night a panel of illustrious former members of the LA comedy group The
Groundlings were honored at the Museum of Television and Broadcasting in
Beverly Hills. The panel included Lisa Kudrow, Kathy Griffin, Laraine Newman
and Paul Reubens, who answered questions about his latest project, a new
Pee-Wee Herman movie which he is currently writing for Disney. Reubens said
the film will deal with Pee-Wee's rise to fame and the ensuing consequences,
and will be evocative of such films as A FACE IN THE CROWD and JAILHOUSE
ROCK. He also said the picture would be aiming for a
PG-13 or R rating, which seems to indicate that the last thing it will be is
a simple TV to movie transplant of Pee-Wee's Playhouse.
Junior Mintz
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Well its about dang old time for another pee wee movie. i hope large marge makes a comeback. he he he. that line kills me...TELL EM' LARGE MARGE SENT YA...BWA HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! still gives me nightmares to this day.
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That Pee Wee special that was on HBO (I remember it being billed as "The kids show...for adults!") was my first exposure to the genius of Phil Hartman. He played the pirate, who's name I don't remember. I remember one part of the show where he had some magic words of some sort..."Meka leka Hi, meka hiney ho..." Years later, when he was on SNL and was portraying Reagan as a high intensity, multi-tasking genius leader, I laughed when I realized as he was pretending to speak a foreign language, he was using those magic words from the Pee Wee special. That was the special where all Pee Wee wanted to do was fly. It was really funny, and I'm looking forward to the movie. Any chance Tim Burton is involved?
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Oct 02, 1999 6:20:18 AM CDT
It will be great to see the return of Paul Reuben's unique geniu
by martin q blank
What a country. One day you are a national disgrace, the next a cult hero. It occurs to me where they got the inspiration for Urkel. Just make him unfunny, louder and black. It will be good to see Pee Wee back. Don't forget though, 'Big Top Pee Wee'. And for those who will inevitably hate me for putting that movie down, I apologise in advance. And this whill no doubt make me sound bad, but why would the police bother checking a porn house for public lewdness? Seems to be to be filling up their tills.
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Does anyone remember when Reubens as Pee-Wee made a surprise appearance on MTV? He started off by saying "So, heard any good jokes lately?" and when someone in the audience mouthed off, he said "That was so funny I forgot to laugh!" Please note that I did not make any reference to Mr. Reubens' private life in the above comment.
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Reubens will soon be hosting his own prime time game show based on the opular cd rom game "you don't know Jack", I think its going to be on NBC.
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i have grown up watching the "man child" go through the sublime,(big adventure)the horrible(big top),and the scanty parts(batman returns,rubens murphy brown cameos)enjoying rubens work.THEN,he was found flogging the groundling at a LA porn house, and suddenly a MONSTE!!!!R lets hopr this new pee-wee film will get ass's in the theatre's concentrating on what pee-wee does best:jerking off,er i mean making people laugh.
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er, well, not really, I just thought it was a funny line. Please don't ban me. . .
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First off--NO WAY! I'm too freakin' excited about the possibility of a new Pee Wee flick. He's a genius, just note how he stood out in the god-awful MYSTERY MEN. I rent BIG ADVENTURE whenever I'm feeling crummy, 'cuz it never fails to crack me up. I think my fave part (at least right now) is when PW goes over to Francis's house to grill him about the missing bike, and the doorman tells PW that Francis can't be disturbed, he's taking a bath. And Pee Wee says "Oh really? Where are they hosing him down?!?" I love that geek.
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You people have no idea how excited about this I am. When I was 5 or so I saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (and yes, the large marge parts gave me nightmares too), and LOVED it. I still watch it at least once a year to see which jokes I now get, being a year older and wiser.
Yes, big top pee-wee was a travesty. I honestly have no idea what he was thinking. I never have been able to finish that stinking pile of dung. For all I know the last hour of that movie is brilliant.
Ahhhh, and the TV show. For the record, Phil Hartman played Cap'n Carl, a gruff sailor. Lawrence Fishburne played cowboy named Cowboy Curtis and he had stage presence up the yin-yang even then. I think Larry "Bud" Melman was on a couple eps, too.
But, his best post-Pee-Wee appearance, hands down, was Buffy the Vampire slayer (the movie, of course). People REALLY hate this movie, but Paul Rubens is incredible in his role. If you've forgotten his work in this movie and like him, I suggest running to the video store. And make sure to watch the whole thing, including the credits...heh heh. As for the new movie, I have high hopes but honestly expect a pile of crap. Which should make for the right mix of emotions to enjoy a pretty decent movie. Sigh...welcome home, Pee-Wee. All is forgiven, and has been since the day after "the incident". I love ya'.
Honk Honk!
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its about time that he made an ''adult movie''(i dont mean porn).id love to see a comeback after the ''incident''which was an incredibly lame reason to go to jail,i mean what do they think people do in porn theaters? I find it funny that Pee-Wee went to jail and oj's playing golf somewhere...what a country
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didn't andy kaufman appear on love connection or the dating game also? i vaguely remember seeing a clip of him doing it in the character of foriegn man.
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He Was Captain Carl.
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another person who got their start on pee-wee is the girl from slums of beverly hills (cant remember her name offhand.) she was opal in the playhouse gang, which also include larry bud melman as rusty.
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and I wish Burton would direct it. Oh, Michelle21, do you mean Natoshia Leoni (sp?)
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Enuff said
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I crave Pee Wee Herman stuff. He's a great comedian and a hilarious guy. The HBO concert he made is out of print, but keep checking around Ebay for it, I got mine for 15 bucks. It took me a while to see "Pandemonium," but it is definitely one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Has anyone seen it? Tom Smothers and Pee Wee are two Canadian sheriffs trying to stop some crazed killer who is killing horny teens in a small town. Judge Reinhold (with an awful blonde hair-do), Carol Kane, Tab Hunter, and many others are in it. It's what "Saturday the 14th" and "Student Bodies" (well, I laughed my ass off in some parts) should've been. This is one of the best, underrated cult films. If any Pee Wee fans are out there, check this movie out.
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i dont remember peewee very well. he didnt make much of an impression on me but after reading all your loving comments about him even i am looking forward to this!baff
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Not that I'm some kind of MPAA booster or anything, but it strikes my as odd that Rubens sees the need to take the whole Pee Wee Herman thing in an R-rated direction, since up until now Pee Wee product has pretty much been kid-friendly material; PG rated maybe (notwithsatnding the occasional masturbation /sexual innuendo / horny prison inmate joke), but certainly not R. Could this be a late attempt by Mr. Rubens to cash in on the Something About Mary / South Park / American Pie gross-out humor windfall, or am I just being narrow-minded?
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I for one have always found Pee Wee Herman to be incredibilly funny. He's always reminded me of the schoolyard nerd, suddenly given a nice healthy dose of marijuana. I was amazed at how the so called "religious right"(Jesse Ventura is right, religion really IS for weak minded people who need to find strength in numbers, and if you don't like that, I got two words for ya...SUCK IT!!! end of rant) turned on him for his "indiscretion". Jimmy Swaggart we can forgive for wacking off, but not Pee Wee Herman, huh?
Now, if I understand correctly, this latest Pee Wee opus is supposed to be a sort of semi-factual documentary about the rise of the Pee Wee character, a la Man in the Moon coming up shortly? If Paul Reubens really wanted to get a laugh that will bring the whole house down, he could re-enact the scene where he's caught in the porno house working on himself, but in his Pee Wee costume! Think about it: there's Pee Wee, doing his thing, the cops burst in, guns drawn and pointed at Pee Wee, to which he would calmly look at them, and then say, at the top of his lungs, "WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A PICTURE, IT'LL LAST LONGER???"
Cut then to a mug shot of Pee Wee being booked. I hope Reubens makes big bucks on this movie, he can then dedicate it to all the crappy holier-then-thou shitheels who so openly decried him years ago. -
It's a Wee Pee. *gets lynched because of pointless and time wasting joke* Ok, sorry about that *grins*. But really, Man on the moon is a movie about Andy Kaufman's life, with the role of Andy kaufman being potrayed by none other than, Jim Carrey.
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Apparently I am more dense than I thought. lol. I didn't notice the 'a la' in your message. *retreats back to San Fran with the rest of the Jews. Kyle- "Dammit MG...there are no Jews on Idiot island, you retard!"*
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I think it is about time that Pee Wee came back. I still have some video on Beta of his appearances on Lettermen during the late 80's, I think one was a Halloween special where he was dressed as the devil, and he was showing off all his little toys, making Lettermen very uncomfortable.It was hilarious!
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I'm happy to hear again that Reubens is bringing back Pee Wee. I suggest any Pee Wee fans who want to hear more about Reubens should pick up the October edition of US magazine. There is this kick-ass suave photo of Reubens looking more like James Bond's cute but on the nerdy side brother than Pee Wee Herman. It was really interesting to hear about how he handled (no pun intended, I swear, I just can't think of a better word)the whole arrest and crumbling of his career. Yet, I don't think it totally ruined his career, it made him into a cult hero and a symbol of all that is wrong with assuming the person is the character. In the long run, I hope it makes Pee Wee more popular.
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Oct 03, 1999 12:02:59 AM CDT
Do you have something to share with the rest of us Amazing Larry
by gary2012
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Phil Hartman also co-wrote PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE (with Paul Reubens). It was the only film he ever wrote, according to IMDB.com. * GO HERE: http://www.superosity.com *
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Oct 03, 1999 2:18:05 AM CDT
and knitting, and knitting, and knitting, and knitting...
by beautifulchaos77
I can't believe it! First my best friend tells me Pee Wee is making another film, and, then I read it hear!!! How did I become the last to know about this?!?! I always know about everything! LOL...I'm so fucking excited about this! Pardon my German. Pee Wee's Big Adventure was one of the greatest movies of the 80s. And, of course, the Playhouse was where I spent every Saturday morning! Who cares if he was caught jerking off in a porno theatre? What else are porno theatres made for anyway? Certainly not to take a date to...LOL...I mean, like, I'm sure Mr. Rubens was the ONLY one pulling his one-eyed monster...yeah, sure. I bet everyone in there was wankin' off. Pee Wee is king...he's a god...he fucking rocks my world. Smiles to all!!!
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Paging Mr. Herman. Paging Mr. Herman Boy, I tell ya...there's just something about Pee Wee Herman that makes this happy clown love the character. Could it be that his name also refers to urine? Probably, but also the fact that he's so freaking funny! That HBO special and the Playhouse were great TV! Big Adventure was brilliant! Big Top was also a movie! Pee Wee is this nutty clown's hero! I'll tell ya, though...I can understand the problems in the guy's personal life. I myself have been hassled by "the man" before for publicly basking people in my Golden Shower. Not many people understand the art in what I do. Perhaps someday. Perhaps someday. Pisso out!
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Oct 04, 1999 9:08:58 AM CDT
Paul Reubens Pee Wee's pg-13 (or "R") will never fly with Disney
by mckracken
does anyone really think that Disney will allow an "R" or even PG-13 rated PEE WEE Herman movie? HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! You've got to be smoking serious ganja to believe THAT line! I DONT!!! It aint gonna happen...not in a million years...lets face it kiddos, theres better odds that Paul Reubens will reprise his roll as the Penguins dead father or play Spleen again in Mystery Men II...something I look forward to seeing more than a Pee Wee Herman flick. --McK
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Okay, maybe this will make me sound like a total geek -- wait, consider where I'm saying this... Okay, this may just piss some of you off, but I have to say it. Apostrophe "S" does not make words plural. I copyedit MSWord documents all day, and I see this constantly, and I have to say something. One of you said this new Pee Wee movie will get "ass's in the theater's." I'm not trying to pick on this one poster; this kind of stuff is all over the place. "'S" makes a word POSSESSIVE, not plural. Alright, about the new Pee Wee movie. I'm definitely looking forward to it. Reubens is a minor genius. He was totally wasted in "Mystery Men." How can you put him in a movie and give him nothing to do but fart??? But then, how can you have Janeane Garofallo in a movie and give her nothing to do but bowl??? Anyway, go Pee Wee!
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I'm pretty sure Reubens was arrested for masturbation in Florida and NOT in California (as stated above somewhere). Many aspects of sex are illegal in Florida for some reason...
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Just a few clarifications here: 1) Phil Hartman was Captain Carl, as noted by someone else; 2) The character that did "Hi mecka Li, meka hidee-ho" was John Paragon, another member of the Groundlings (along with Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson, with whom he usually works); 3) Paul Reubens was arrested based on a security camera in a closed room in an Adult Bookstore, not "in public" as people keep saying (this is not to support his action, but it was in supposed privacy, as opposed to George Michael's little escapade in Beverly Hills).
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I'm not looking forwards to an new Pee Wanker-movie, I really don't.
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Is it just me and my lemur companions, but is Pee Wee Herman not really funny at all? I like Paul Reubens (he was great in Buffy and Mystery Men) but I don't think the whole Pee Wee Herman schtick needs ressurecting. It wasn't particularly genius the first time round, and it definitely died in that movie theatre ("Exrta butter please"). How bout we let this guy show what he can do rather than relagating him to a 80's fad equivalent. It almost as sickening as Dexie's Midnight Runners reforming so they can play "Come on Eileen" more.
Arg!! - The Master of Lemur Magic -
I can't tell you how many times I've said that line in my best Pee-Wee voice. Classic. First time I saw Pee-Wee was from his Letterman appearances in the 80's. Too funny. The scene above described by Cinematt hella funny. Also to the another poster above....Maybe Mickey Rourke could get more work if his face didn't look like it was bludgeoned with an aluminum bat.
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Pee Wee kicks ass, I agree that Disney probably won't go with the movie, hopefully someone pulls another Weinstein and buys the movie from Disney to get a new distributor....speaking of which God I can't wait until Dogma....ohh....anyways, I was told when i was like six that the reason Pee-Wee was pulled off the air is because he pulled his pants off somewhere in public. I loved Pee-Wee, and God willing we will see another hopefully R rated Pee Wee movie, that'd be funny as hell.... and by the way, shut the fuck up snog beast,don't be a fucking fag. TrainSpotter--->out
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Welcome back to the silver screen, you crafty little pervert!
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Or words to that effect.
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How do you like them apples?
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"You mean the one about the snake in the fur coat and the rolling donut?" I love that line. It may not be correct, but hey, I'm the king! Whatcha gonna do?
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Oct 05, 1999 9:50:35 AM CDT
Yes, O' Mighty King Fausto, but are you the 'KING OF CARTOONS"?!
by uncapie
"LET THE CARTOON BEGIN!", AS WILLIAM "BLACULA" MARSHALL WOULD SAY.
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Good for Pee Wee I also think he is hilarious. His comedy is unique and even if it's PG-13 or rated R or General his movie will rock. If I understand right Disney signed him up for a movie? If this is true then they might let him do what he wants since they had the courage to sign him up.
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The filmmakers have the best opportunity to make one of the funniest trailers of all time. Don't u agree?
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if this is true, then I guess I'm way off base about Disney distributing an "R" rated PEE WEE movie...this is for snog beast, thats nice'S that(S) you(S) have'S a full's time'S job, but'S do you's HAVE's to correct's people's bad Grammer's in TALKBACK's? get a Life's Snog Beast's heheheheheh... --Mck.
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I live in Tampa, Florida and it is well known that Pee-Wee was busted for "lude conduct" in an adult theatre/store in Sarasota, Florida, which is also where his mother resides. And as someone else above said, what else are folks doing in adult theatres?
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Gumpas Lev: I've noticed it as well. So either you're sane, or I'm not and you're a figment of my imagination. Quite frankly, I'm really okay with either of those possibilities.
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Oct 05, 1999 7:29:01 PM CDT
Finally, a jack-off scene that is actually FUNNY! Flog the Pee-W
by el duderino
Is it so bold to say that if this movie is geared towards an R rating that there won't be atleast one masturbation scene not unlike the one in SOMETHING ABOUT MARY or AMERICAN PIE? I personally hate that crap, mainly because they focus more on grossing out the audience (which they do well!), but this would actually be funny, knowing the reason Paul Reuben's career went down the drain (hint: HE WAS MASTURBATING!!).
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"excitement" is the key word
at Disney. They get over excited about stuff superficially.
I believe they will keep this "on option" forever as a means to reel
us in - make us more inclined to
patronize somewhat lackluster
animated summer movies - ie: Tarzan was no Jungle Book.
Pee-Wee treads too deeply into
pediophobia when not censured-
Pee-Wee at Disney is equal to
Al Gore playing saxophone on
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As far as I know, Pee Wee was arrested and photographed but did not go to prison. Rather the judge let him get off (haha) with "community service", which in his casr involved producing an anti-drug film.
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he was a pretty big guy, or maybe he is working on that major project that Moriarity hinted at last week. Maybe the old man's dead, what would we do without Moriarity?!?!? Don't leave us guys! Stay away from the light!!!
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Oct 25, 2004 12:15:49 PM CDT
I Just saw my post on the subject from 1999, what a loser I am!
by bigtuna
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