Film

Petey Wheatstraw

1977 · 1h 39m · Fantasy · Action · Comedy

Have No Fear, It's the Comedy Smash of the Year!

IMDb

6.1

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.

Rudy Ray Moore

Petey

Jimmy Lynch

Jimmy

Leroy Daniels

Leroy

Ernest Mayhand

Skillet

Ebony Wright

Nell / Devil's Daughter

Steve Gallon

Steve

G. Tito Shaw

Lucipher

Ted Clemmons

Ted

Marvin Jones

Scarface Willie

George Mireless

Mr. White

Bryan L. Roquemore

Larry

Clifford Roquemore II

Baby Petey

Brian Breye

Bantu

Rose Williams

Petey's Mother

Sy Richardson

Petey's Father

Danny Poinson

Young Petey

• Cliff RoquemoreDirector · Writer
• Theodore ToneyProducer
• Burt SteigerExecutive Producer
• Nicholas Josef von SternbergDirector of Photography
• Nat DoveOriginal Music Composer
• Cecelia HallEditor
• Jack TuckerEditor

Petey Wheatstraw 1977 Trailer

Release date

November 1, 1977

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Genres

Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Horror