Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)***
Viewed solely as a movie on its own, it's a failure. But viewed as a sort of meta-satire/homage of pop culture, which is what Pee-Wee is, it's a triumph. Director Burton, admirably, makes no effort to clue the audience in to what he's up to, expecting them to either get it or not, which is also Pee-Wee's aesthetic.