August 9, 1985 –
The Tim Burton comedy, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure starring Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger and Judd Omen, was released n this date.
Paul Reubens said that he, Phil Hartman, and Michael Varhol had never written a screenplay prior to this film. They purchased a book by Syd Field on how to write screenplays and did exactly what the book said. As a result, this movie is sometimes used in screenwriting classes because it fits the screenwriting paradigm perfectly – the film is 90 minutes long and the script is 90 pages long. The first act ends at Page 30 / 30-minute mark, the second act ends at Page 60 / 60-minute mark, etc.
The Haus of Dcaligari 