Look back at 1985: MTV’s star-studded premiere party for ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure’

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Relive the star-studded MTV premiere party for Pee-wee’s Big Adventure on July 26, 1985, at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood’s legendary Walk of Fame, just before the film’s release on August 9! Featuring Pee-wee Herman, E.G. Daily, James Brolin, David Lee Roth, The Fat Boys, The Bangles, Rosanna Arquette, Rodney Dangerfield, Quiet Riot, Mr. T, Eddie Murphy, Alice Cooper, Lindsey Buckingham, Danny Elfman, Lone Justice, Exene, and more. Don’t miss Angelyne getting a smooch from Pee-wee in the Kissing Booth and the original “Big Adventure” song by Allee Willis. There’s even a dunking booth where Fee Waybill of The Tubes tries to dunk a young woman in a bikini. Plus, watch as Pee-wee picks the winner of the MTV contest, “Big Adventure with Pee-wee.” Complete with all commercials!

Pee-wee once said, “I borrowed the crown from the movie version of Camelot! I wore it around my house for a week and then tried to keep it!”

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