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Petey Wheatstraw

Petey Wheatstraw

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 1, 1977

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Horror

User Score

54%

Original Title

Petey Wheatstraw

Production Companies

Comedian Intl Enterprise Productions (C.I.E.)

Director

Cliff Roquemore

Description

Petey Wheatstraw (Rudy Ray Moore) 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.