Paul Reubens for a full-length Pee-wee Herman film. Reubens' original idea was to do a remake of "Pollyanna", which Reubens claims is his favorite film. Halfway through writing the script, Reubens noticed everyone at Warner Bros. had a bike with them, which inspired Reubens to start on a new script with Phil Hartman. When Reubens and the producers of "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" saw Tim Burton's work on "Vincent" and "Frankenweenie", they chose Burton to be the film's director. The film tells the story of Pee-wee Herman embarking on nationwide adventure in search of his stolen bicycle. The movie went on to gross
How Sweet It Is (2013 film) Paul Sorvino, and Joe Piscopo had joined the cast of the film. It was also announced that Burt Reynolds had joined the cast, but he later dropped out. Principal photography began in early May 2012 in Los Angeles, California. "How Sweet It Is" was panned by critics, receiving a 0% rating from 6 reviews on aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. Rachel Saltz of "The New York Times" wrote: "Brian Herzlinger's "How Sweet It Is", an ode to the healing powers of musical theater, misfires so badly at the beginning that it takes a while to notice when it goes from godawful