Petey Wheatstraw (1977)
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.
- Released
- 1977-11-01
- Genres
- Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Horror
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Cliff Roquemore
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 45 votes
Cast
- Rudy Ray Moore as Petey
- Jimmy Lynch as Jimmy
- Leroy Daniels as Leroy
- Ernest Mayhand as Skillet
- Ebony Wright as Nell / Devil's Daughter
- Steve Gallon as Steve
- G. Tito Shaw as Lucipher
- Ted Clemmons as Ted
- Marvin Jones as Scarface Willie
- George Mireless as Mr. White
- Bryan L. Roquemore as Larry
- Clifford Roquemore II as Baby Petey