Pee-wee as Himself - Plot Synopsis: Driven by a soul-baring interview with Paul Reubens – the man behind the iconic character Pee-wee Herman – Matt Wolf's two-part documentary Pee-wee as Himself is the definitive portrait of the comedic performer, and a window into his never-before-discussed personal life. Determined to correct the record and tell the factual story of his life, Reubens excavates his kaleidoscopic influences, origins in the circus and avant-garde performance theater, and career choices, while reflecting on the reasoning behind, and the consequences of, severing his beloved alter ego from his authentic self. Pee-wee as Himself is directed by the American doc filmmaker Matt Wolf.
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00:00Guess what? I'm having a party, and you're invited!
00:05It's weird to be in this situation having a documentary made,
00:09because I'm used to having control of my alter ego.
00:15I wanted to be a performance artist.
00:18I could show you my characters.
00:22Out of nowhere, Pee Wee Herman popped out of me.
00:26The audience ate it up and went crazy.
00:28When I first saw Paul as Pee Wee, I was like,
00:32who is this little man in this bow tie,
00:34and why is he throwing Tootsie Rolls at people?
00:37Hollywood had taken notice. I mean, how could they not?
00:39I remember thinking, this is going to be really big.
00:43There wasn't like a moment in the 80s
00:45that wasn't super cool to be me.
00:49And then dark music.
00:51Bum, bum, bum, bum.
00:53I lost control of my anonymity, and it was devastating.
00:58I don't want to come off like a victim in some way.
01:02I kept who I was a secret for a really long time.
01:06I hid behind an alter ego.
01:08Today's secret word is fun!
01:11I want kids to learn.
01:13Not only is being different okay, let's celebrate it.
01:16But I want that not just for you, but for myself.
01:21Death is just so final.
01:28To be able to get your message in at the last minute is incredible.
01:32He was so private.
01:37It was challenging for him to do the documentary.
01:40But he took a leap of faith.
01:42He wanted people to see who he was as Paul.
01:47I'm flying!
01:49All these different emotions,
01:51all these different influences and factors.
01:54Here we go! Here we go!
01:56I was like a good vessel
01:57for it all.
02:03I'm going to leave out the part
02:04where we did enormous amounts of drugs.
02:07Um...
02:09Oh, I didn't.
02:10I didn't forget what I noticed.
02:11You won't want to leave out the children for a while.
02:14It's only one of my Helloowak Pokemon.
02:15It was so important for him.
02:24What's the story doing now?
02:24Hey there!
02:25The name of God Putin is actually full of these images
02:27But he knew that we all know every time.
02:29The love bo incluso him.
02:30He's a great además.
02:31The love of God Wild
02:33He's a superõige man face.
02:34Oh God Adonino.
02:35The truly love of God!
02:37God this all is my God.