Pee-wee as Himself

The story of Pee-wee as Himself —the two-part Max documentary exploring the life of actor Paul Reubens and his career as his most famous character, Pee-wee Herman—is about the lack of control one has over one’s own narrative. Reubens often expresses reluctance to surrender his story to filmmaker Matt Wolf, and why wouldn’t he? Spending his years as a cultural figure in the closet, forcibly re-outed by police harassment, trumped-up charges and intense media scrutiny clearly took a toll. Yet this isn’t a story of victimhood, but of refusal to be defined by false perceptions. Pee-wee as Himself is artfully entertaining and informative, featuring interviews with many people from Reubens’ life, like actors Laurence Fishburne and Natasha Lyonne, as well as Tim Burton and Po

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