that this promise of endless possibility is what kept children my age (and, unsurprisingly, a number of ... light-hearted moment on a children’s television program uncannily queer and open to possibilities far beyond the ...
Pee-Wee’s Daddy Pee-Wee Herman whip cream shaving metaphor fatherhood Curator's Note While rich fathers play a role in Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (dir. Tim Burton, 1985), Pee-Wee’s own parents are rarely mentioned in either that film or the television s ...
Losing My Imagination Tim Burton Pee-Wee Herman imagination cinema Curator's Note I have always been drawn to Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985). Tim Burton’s debut feature was a fixture of my childhood. Taped from television onto a VHS tape, I watched t ...
