Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Directed by Tim Burton
When his beloved bicycle is stolen, Pee-wee Herman follows a fortune teller's tip to the Alamo in Texas and ends up chasing it onto a Hollywood studio lot.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1His house and the mall≈ 00:01:00Pee-wee's hometownInferredFictional
His bike is stolen from outside a mall and a fake psychic tells him it is in the basement of the Alamo.
- 2Highway, truck stop and dinosaur≈ 00:30:00TexasInferred
Hitchhiking, he rides with an escaped convict and the ghostly trucker Large Marge, works off a meal at a truck stop and watches the sunrise from a dinosaur statue.
- 3The Alamo≈ 00:52:00Stated on screen
The tour guide tells him the Alamo has no basement.
- 4Bus station, rodeo and biker bar≈ 01:00:00San Antonio, TexasInferred
Hiding from a jealous boyfriend he rides a bull at a rodeo, then wins over a biker gang with a dance.
- 5Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank≈ 01:12:00Stated on screen
- 6Drive-in theater≈ 01:25:00Pee-wee's hometownInferredFictional
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 3,989 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 6
- Not shown: 1,959 km
- Car: 1,787 km
- Train: 243 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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