Actor Paul Reubens created Pee-wee Herman for an LA late-night comedy club hoping to recreate the kind of kids TV he watched in the 1950's. Pee-wee as Himself gave Reubens forty hours to discuss his creative process including his decision to appear only as the character he created rather than himself. His late-night comedy sketch turned into a cultural explosion, resulting in a major movie and one of the most creative shows on network television. Arrested by police at the height of his fame in a Florida adult theater, and charged with indecent exposure, Reuben's career crashed. Reubens made these tapes hiding a secret. He knew he was dying of cancer, withholding the information from the public and his filmmaker. Paul Reubens reveals himself as an artistic control freak who, as it turns out, gets the last word.
