Year: 1985
Rating: PG
Tagline: "The story of a rebel and his bike."
Reasons they shouldn’t see it as a kid: Pee-wee Herman is the man-child you hope your kid will never become. After his new red bike gets stolen by Francis, the town’s spoiled, rich brat, he goes on an epic journey to find it in which he takes rides from creepy ghosts and criminals, gets on a motorcycle and crashes it, rides a bull and gets a concussion, and trusts a psychic long enough to get his wallet stolen. Basically he gets himself into a million unsafe situations in which his gullibility and immaturity play a huge role. It’s just a disaster.
When they should see it: They’re going to want to be able to use that “Tequila” dance routine in their college years (though I’m not sure how much you should encourage that), so if you really love this one and want to share it with them, save it for their teenage years.
