Pee - wee 's Big Holiday - wikipedia Pee - wee 's Big Holiday Pee - wee 's Big Holiday Film poster Directed by John Lee Produced by Judd Apatow Paul Reubens Written by Paul Reubens Paul Rust Starring Paul Reubens Music by Mark Mothersbaugh Cinematography Tim Orr Edited by Jeff Buchanan Production company Pee - wee Pictures Apatow Productions Distributed by Netflix Release date March 17, 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 17 ) ( SXSW ) March 18, 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 18 ) ( Worldwide ) Running time 89 minutes Country United States Language English Pee - wee 's Big Holiday is a 2016 American adventure comedy film directed by John Lee and written by Paul Reubens and Paul Rust. The film stars Reubens as Pee - wee Herman. The film was released on March 18, 2016, on Netflix. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 References 7 External links Plot Pee - wee Herman is a resident of the small town of Fairville and works as a cook at Dan 's Diner, where he is well liked by the locals and revered for his cooking. He meets and befriends actor Joe Manganiello, who convinces Pee - wee to leave Fairville for the first time in his life to travel New York City and be a guest at Joe 's birthday party. Shortly after leaving Fairville, Pee - wee encounters three women being chased and, assuming they are innocent women in peril, offers them an escape in his Fiat 600. It turns out that the three women, Pepper, Freckles, and Bella ( who coincidentally goes by the nickname `` Pee - Wee '' ), are outlaws who have just robbed a bank, and that is the reason they were being chased. The women steal his Fiat. Pee - wee then gets a car ride from a travelling salesman named Gordon, who visits a creepy snake farm with Pee - Wee in tow, and gives him a disguise kit. Gordon lets Pee - wee out at a farmhouse owned by Farmer Brown, who offers to let Pee - wee spend the night. Farmer Brown is a widower with nine daughters, each of whom have a romantic interest in Pee - wee, and visit his bedroom, one by one, all night to flirt with him. The next morning, having heard the daughters visiting Pee - Wee during the night, and assuming more happened than did, Farmer Brown insists that Pee - wee get married to one of his daughters. During the wedding ceremony, Pee - wee uses the disguise kit to flee the church. Pee - wee then meets Penny King, an aviator with a flying car resembling Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, who offers to fly him to New York. The flying car crashes in the wilderness where Pee - wee meets Grizzly Bear Dan who promises to show Pee - wee the way out of the woods, but instead, takes him to his cave. Pee - wee runs away from Dan 's cave out of fear and after wandering lost for a time, comes upon an Amish community, where he entertains the locals by slowly letting the air out of a balloon, causing it to squeak loudly and shrilly. Pee - wee discovers that the bank robbers are hiding among the Amish. That night when the women attempt to steal a horse buggy, Pee - wee convinces them to leave some of their money behind for the Amish citizens to purchase a replacement. Pee - wee and the women arrive in New York via horse buggy where the three women are arrested for the robbery. Pee - wee falls down a well in Central Park just before Joe 's birthday party. Joe believes that Pee - wee decided not to come to his party and can not enjoy himself. He eventually cancels the party sending everyone home. Joe, in a state of melancholy turns on the TV to the local news. There is a story about a rescue attempt in progress to get Pee - wee out of the well. Joe rushes to the well and assists in rescuing Pee - wee. During the rescue, we see that the entire town of Fairville, traveling salseman Gordon, the staff of the snake farm, Penny King, and others he had met on his journey are watching the news broadcast, that went national when Joe got involved. When Pee - wee asks Joe, `` What about the party ? '', Joe responds, `` Pee - wee, we are the party ''. After Pee - wee returns to Fairville and his job at Dan 's diner, he is visited by Joe, now his lifelong friend. Cast Paul Reubens as Pee - wee Herman Joe Manganiello as himself Jessica Pohly as Pepper Alia Shawkat as Bella Stephanie Beatriz as Freckles Brad William Henke as Grizzly Bear Daniels Hal Landon Jr. as Farmer Brown Diane Salinger as Penny King Patrick Egan as Gordon Tara Buck as Beverly Richard Riehle as Dan Leo Fitzpatrick as Abe Christopher Heyerdahl as Ezekiel Charlie Robinson as Police Captain Jordan Black as Yul / Party Coordinator Monica Horan as Ruby Brian Palermo as Marvin Josh Meyers as Sylvester Paul Rust as Ernie Robert R. Shafer as Construction Worker Darrin Dewitt Henson as Police Officer Frank Collison as Clay Lynne Marie Stewart as Jimmy Karen Maruyama as Tourist Lindsay Hollister as Peggy Brown Cooper Huckabee as Minister Darryl Stephens as Rene Anthony Alabi as Lane Sonya Eddy as Wanda David Arquette as DJ Nicole Sullivan as Shelly Janina Gavankar as Party Guest Thea Andrews as Herself John Paragon as Cameraman Katherine VanderLinden as Emily Production Ever since Reubens started giving interviews again after his 1991 arrest, he has talked about the two scripts he has written for future Pee - wee Herman films. Reubens once called his first script The Pee - wee Herman Story, describing it as a black comedy. He has also referred to the script as `` dark Pee - wee '' or `` adult Pee - wee '', with the plot involving Pee - wee becoming famous as a singer after making a hit single and moving to Hollywood, where `` he does everything wrong and becomes a big jerk ''. Reubens further explained the film has many `` Valley of the Dolls moments ''. Reubens thought this script would be the first one to start production, but in 2006 Reubens announced he was to start filming his second script in 2007. The second film, a family friendly adventure, is called Pee - wee 's Playhouse : The Movie by Reubens, and follows Pee - wee and his Playhouse friends on a road - trip adventure, meaning that they would leave the house for the first time and go out into `` Puppetland ''. All of the original characters of the show, live - action and puppets, are included in Reubens ' script. The story happens in a fantasy land that would be reminiscent of H.R. Pufnstuf and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. In January 2009, Reubens told Gary Panter that the rejected first script of Pee - wee 's Big Adventure ( which they co-wrote ) could have a movie deal very soon, and that it would be `` 90 minutes of incredible beauty ''. In December 2009, while in character, Reubens said this film is `` already done, the script is already fully written ; it 's ready to shoot. '' Most of the film will take place in Puppetland and claymation might be used. He has said that one of the two films opens in prison. He has also said that using CGI for `` updating '' the puppets ' looks could be an option, but it all depended on the budget the films would have. Reubens once mentioned the possibility of doing one of the two as an animated film along the lines of The Polar Express, which uses performance capture technology, incorporating the movements of live actors into animated characters. Reubens approached Pee - wee 's Big Adventure director Tim Burton with one of the scripts and talked to Johnny Depp about the possibility of having him portray Pee - wee, but they both declined. In June 2010, it was announced that Paul Reubens was working with Judd Apatow on a new Pee - wee Herman feature film set up at Universal Studios, with Reubens and Paul Rust set to write the script. In an October 2014 interview with Rolling Stone, Reubens gave an update on the status of the film, saying : `` It 's been months and months of being right on the verge of being announced... I thought something was going to go public yesterday, actually, and that you 'd be the first person I 'd be talking about this with. But I 'm thinking there will be something made public very soon. It 's going to get made shortly after the new year. I wish I could tell you about it right now, because... I mean, it 's amazing. It 's going to be amazing. It think it first got leaked four years ago or so that the movie was going to be made, and ever since then it 's just been stalling and stalling. So I 'm really ready for this to happen. But I 'm not kidding : It 's very imminent. '' In a November 2014 interview with The A.V. Club, Reubens explained why the film took so long to be made, saying : `` I think part of what happened with this project is it got leaked probably a year and a half or two years before we really wanted anyone to know about it. I was doing a Q&A somewhere, and I said I was writing a movie with a guy named Paul Rust, and the next day a journalist called my manager and said, `` Paul Rust is someone very associated with Judd Apatow, can you confirm Judd Apatow is involved in the project ? '' The whole thing got leaked and we had just started. We did n't have a script yet or anything, so the script took a year and -- I do n't really know the answer. I think two years of it was like premature information out there, and then the last two years it 's just been very, very slow to get the right people involved, and we now have such an amazing company involved, and that 's the really big announcement that has n't been made yet. '' On February 24, 2015, Netflix announced the film would be titled Pee - wee 's Big Holiday with Apatow and Reubens producing the film, John Lee directing, and Reubens and Paul Rust writing the screenplay. On March 11, 2015, Tara Buck joined the cast of the film. Principal photography began on March 16, 2015. On April 8, 2015, Joe Manganiello joined the cast. On April 19, 2015, Jessica Pohly was cast in the film. Release On December 22, 2014, it was announced that the film would premiere exclusively on Netflix. In July 2015, Netflix announced the film would be released in March 2016. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 17, 2016. The film was released on March 18, 2016, on Netflix. Reception This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( July 2016 ) Pee - wee 's Big Holiday received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 82 % approval rating, based on 44 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` The simple story is a little short on laughs, but there 's plenty of sweet wackiness for Pee - wee Herman fans to enjoy. '' On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 63 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating `` generally favorable reviews. '' References Jump up ^ `` Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring Netflix 's ' Pee - wee 's Big Holiday ' ''. Film Music Reporter. Film Music Reporter. 12 October 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Pee - wee 's Big Holiday ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 18, 2016. Jump up ^ Evers, Joris ( August 30, 2015 ). `` Why You 'll See Some High Profile Movies Leave Netflix US Next Month ''. Netflix. Retrieved 31 August 2015. ^ Jump up to : Otterson, Joe ( January 19, 2016 ). `` Pee - Wee 's Big Holiday ' Gets Netflix Premiere Date ''. TheWrap.com. Retrieved January 19, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Bacle, Ariana ( 2015 - 03 - 16 ). `` Joe Manganiello joins ' Pee - wee 's Big Holiday ' ''. EW.com. 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Question: who plays pee wee in pee wee's big holiday
Answer: Paul Reubens