""He thought everyone hated him," Cinespia founder John Wyatt said during a recent interview with IndieWire. "He must have gotten a lot of hate mail when he was unjustly persecuted.""
"A few hundred showed up, and the reaction from the crowd was overwhelming. Wyatt knew he had stumbled on something that was going to be big."
Paul Reubens, known for his character Pee-wee Herman, had been mostly absent from the public eye following a scandal in 1991 that tarnished his reputation. John Wyatt, founder of Cinespia, recalled how he pursued Reubens to introduce a screening of "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Initially expecting a small turnout, the event attracted hundreds, signaling a resurgence of interest in Reubens and leading to Cinespia's growth as a major film screening venue featuring celebrity guests.
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