The previous day His death in 2023Paul Robbins, the artist known as Pee-Wee Herman, recorded a blatant statement about his description as a “homosexual” after his arrest of the bomb on charges of exposure and inappropriate obscene in the nineties and Alvin.
“More than anything else, the reason I wanted to make a documentary is to allow people to see who I am really and painful and difficult to be classified as something I was not.” Wei as himself, “which was shown on Thursday at the Sandans Film Festival.” The moment I heard someone describing me – I will say that – just famous, I knew that he would change everything move forward and backward. “
It is directed by Matt Wolf, the two -part documents depth in an unfamiliar depth in the actor and raising the comedian, and upgrading international fame and the subsequent fall of grace, with the help of a vast photo/video archive of its subject and more than 40 hours (sometimes Cagey) interviews with Robbins, who The directors did not reveal that he was diagnosed with cancer.
In particular, “Pee-Wee as itself” 1991 arrest for inappropriate exposure At the adult theater in Sarasota, Florida, he did not send any competition to him 2002 arrest To possess children’s pornography – accuses this It was later dropped.
The documentary indicates that both the arrests and popular coverage that inspired it stems from prejudice against the sexual homosexuality.
As shown in contemporary footage, the previous accident led the sales of Soupy Soupy and Hartman’s elephant to summon the deviant and deviation, respectively, while CBS dropped the participation of his popular children’s program, “Pee-Wee Playhouse”.
The film explicitly describes the latter as a “political situation” presented by the city at the time. Rocky Deljadilo and built on misunderstanding the Robbins group of ancient gay luggage like porn materials for children: Advertising Kelly Bush Novak says in an interview in documents, “This was hunting homosexuals.” (Reubens Admit In 2004, on charges of obscene misdemeanor, which was still required to register as a three -year sexual crime,).
Ultimately, Robins became separated from the project, which delayed a last interview indefinitely aimed at focusing on his arrest. “On the day before his death,” we learn from a title card, “decided to record the sound alone.”
“I wanted to talk about it and understand some of what is similar to being classified as a pariah, or that people are afraid of you, or are not sure of you, or are not reliable, or to look at what your intentions are through a kind of candidate that is not true,” says Robins in Registration. “I wanted people to understand this from time to time, where there is smoke, there is no always fire.”
Robis made His last appearance In a veil in the “Lady of the Competition” for Hulu in 2023.
