Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee
Big Top Pee-wee
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Randal Kleiser
Written by	Paul Reubens; George McGrath
Produced by	Paul Reubens; Debra Hill
Starring	Paul Reubens; Kris Kristofferson; Susan Tyrrell; Valeria Golino;
Cinematography	Steven Poster
Edited by	Jeff Gourson
Music by	Danny Elfman
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 22, 1988;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$15.1 million

Big Top Pee-wee is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser. It is the second installment of the Pee-wee Herman trilogy and a standalone sequel to Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), the film stars Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman with Susan Tyrrell, Kris Kristofferson, Penelope Ann Miller, and Valeria Golino in supporting roles. The original music score is composed by Danny Elfman (although he also scored Pee-wee's Big Adventure, he could not use any themes from that film due to contractual restrictions). It was released on July 22, 1988, and grossed $15 million against a $20 million budget. Another standalone sequel, Pee-wee's Big Holiday, was released in 2016.

^ "Big Top Pee-Wee (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. November 17, 1988. Archived from the original on August 27, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
^ "Big Top Pee-Wee". TheWrap. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).