Synopsis
A fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday.
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Cast
- Paul ReubensPee-wee Herman
- Joe ManganielloJoe Manganiello
- Jessica PohlyPepper
- Alia ShawkatBella
- Stephanie BeatrizFreckles
- Jordan BlackYul / Party Coordinator (voice)
- Doug CoxMr. Murgatroyd
- Linda PorterMrs. Rose
- Monica HoranRuby the Crossing Guard
- Brian PalermoMarvin
Recommendations
- 90
Village Voice
Manically imaginative and very funny. - 75
The A.V. Club
If there’s anything tying together the detours and roadblocks that comprise Big Holiday, it’s the film’s big, bold, screaming celebration of human difference. - 70
The New York Times
Like the Muppets and the Simpsons, Pee-wee Herman seems not to age. But in his new Netflix movie, Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, he does take things down a notch; he’s less frenetic and more reactive. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Big Holiday’s episodic road-trip script is a good fit for the film’s sketch-based humor. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
A lot of us have really missed Pee-wee, and seeing him go through his fun-house morning regimen at the outset of the film is a giddy treat. It’s like catching up with an old friend. But nostalgia gets you only so far. - 60
ScreenCrush
The results are mostly pleasing and occasionally very funny (particularly whenever Manganiello pops up and Pee-wee tries to pronounce his name). But they also feel very familiar, something that flies in the face of the movie’s key theme about reinvention. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Despite a few delights — chiefly an adorably self-aware Joe Manganiello as the object of Pee-wee's man-crush — the new movie has an unsure tone and the barest thread of a story. - 50
USA Today
Pee-wee Herman may still look good in his ill-fitting suit, but more than 30 years after first hitting the big screen, his antics haven’t aged well.
