An original hitchhiking thumb from Tim Burton's 1985 comedy classic Pee-wee's Big Adventure, the beloved feature debut of both Burton and the iconic character that made Paul Reubens a pop culture legend.
When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman (Reubens) has his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the United States on the adventure of his life. This is the oversized hitchhiking thumb seen being worn in the film, highly visible as Pee-wee thumbs his way toward Texas in search of his bike, catching rides from a fugitive named Mickey and from Large Marge, the ghostly truck driver whose face remains one of the most famous jump scares in family film history. The comically exaggerated thumb is pure Pee-wee: a simple sight gag that became one of the movie's most memorable images on his road to the Alamo.
The thumb is presented in a custom framed display alongside a photograph of Pee-wee mid-hitchhike, autographed by Paul Reubens with a fittingly in-character inscription: "Why don't you take a picture, it'll last longer!! Your pal, Pee-wee Herman." A signed piece from Burton's first film and Reubens' most iconic creation stands as a true centerpiece of comedy film history.
