Petey Wheatstraw1977
“Have No Fear, It's the Comedy Smash of the Year!”
Directed by Cliff Roquemore
The premise
Petey Wheatstraw is a candidate to become the devil's son-in-law. The storyline is a scaffolding on which Rudy Ray Moore's standup humor can be unfolded. Beginning life as the afterbirth to a watermelon, the young Wheatstraw becomes a martial artist, but is unable to best the evil comedy team of Leroy and Skillet, who also indulge in wholesale murder. Satan restores the comedians' victims to life, and charges Petey with the task of marrying his clock-stoppingly ugly daughter to give him a grandchild. When Petey attempts to default on the deal, he is pursued by the devil's henchmen.
Horror Vault's take
Rudy Ray Moore brings his signature larger-than-life persona to this wild blaxploitation romp, playing Petey Wheatstraw — a fast-talking, hard-fighting man whose run-in with Satan lands him in the most absurd matrimonial obligation imaginable. Equal parts kung-fu flick, stand-up showcase, and supernatural comedy, the film gleefully ignores the rules of any single genre. Moore's irreverent humor is the engine driving every scene, with the devil himself serving more as a punchline than a genuine threat. Fans of outrageous, low-budget 1970s genre cinema will find plenty to howl about.
Content: Crude And Adult Humor, Cartoon Violence, Mild Action Violence
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