Petey Wheatstraw 1977
Petey Wheatstraw is compelled to marry Satan’s ugly daughter to become the devil’s son‑in‑law. Born from a watermelon’s afterbirth, he becomes a martial artist but can’t defeat the murderous duo Leroy and Skillet. Satan revives their victims, orders the marriage and sends henchmen after Petey when he tries to escape. Rudy Ray Moore’s stand‑up humor drives the chaotic story.
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Paul Higgins
Martial Arts Fighter
Rose Williams
Petey's Mother
Lady Reed
Secretary
Rudy Ray Moore
Petey
Sy Richardson
Petey's Father
Spike
Valerie French
Danny Baker
Martial Arts Fighter
Sam Davis
Man with Eggs
James Davis
Ed Porter
Junkie
Jimmy Lynch
Jimmy
Julie Martin
The Devil's Girl
Joe Williams
D.J.
Randy Williams
Castro
Ernest Mayhand
Skillet
Leroy Daniels
Leroy
Nay K. Dorsey
Thug
Ebony Wright
Nell / Devil's Daughter
Ayanna DuLaney
Bomb Singer
Steve Gallon
Steve
G. Tito Shaw
Lucipher
George Mireless
Mr. White
Ted Clemmons
Ted
Bryan L. Roquemore
Larry
Clifford Roquemore II
Baby Petey
Brian Breye
Bantu
Danny Poinson
Young Petey
A. Jay Malone
Pastor
Rodney Lockhart
Boy Fighting Young Petey
Audobon Walls
Dago
J.B. Baron
Doctor
Brenda Humbard
The Devil's Girl
Deranne Keni
The Devil's Girl
Gail Womack
The Devil's Girl
Deborah Guidry
The Devil's Girl
Conchita Guiterrez
The Devil's Girl
Princess
The Devil's Girl
Anette
The Devil's Girl
Joann
Mrs. White
Babbs
Mrs. White's Sister
Robert Lenman
Hood
Phil Wilkes
Junkie
James Donovan
Hood
Doris Williams
Girl on Car Seat
Burma Floyd
Gospel Singer
Fast Freddie
Pimp in Red Suit
Freddie DeFox
Father
Dorothy Banks
Ted's Mother
L.T. Lynch
Crying Little Boy
Wanda Lynch
Pretty Lady
Cherl Willis
Pretty Lady
Elijah Skinner
Wino
Chuck Johnson Jr.
Boy Fighting Young Petey
Michael Hightower
Boy Fighting Young Petey
Nadine Jones Miss Wonderful of Philadelphia
Sandy
Barbara Daniels
Club Singer
Olu Badi
Driver (voice)
Cathy Cooper
Woman with Knife
Jamie Holland
Driver (voice)
Sir George Jones
Driver (voice)
Eric Holland
Driver (voice)
Dana Dulaney
Driver (voice)
Wendy Trice
Driver (voice)
David Holland
Driver (voice)
Vanevil Lambert
Driver (voice)
Dorothy Moten
Driver (voice)
Frank Kinney
Driver (voice)
Desiree Dulaney
Driver (voice)
Colene
Driver (voice)
Andy Allen
Driver (voice)
Eddie Mae
Driver (voice)
Tyrone Allen
Driver (voice)
Little James
Driver (voice)
Maurice Allen
Driver (voice)
Earl
Driver (voice)
Michael Poinson
Driver (voice)
Nat Moore
Martial Arts Fighter
Leo Jackson
Martial Arts Fighter
Duran Larramore
Martial Arts Fighter
Carlos Ricketts
Martial Arts Fighter
Johnny J. Brown
Martial Arts Fighter
Jack Bonner
Martial Arts Fighter
Thomas Trannells
Martial Arts Fighter
Donnie Wright
Martial Arts Fighter
Bernard Christy
Martial Arts Fighter
William Watkins II
Martial Arts Fighter
Lee Cross
Doc Watson
Johnny Lloyd
Chic Willis
Alvin Cash
Sheila Mansfield
Tom Fluellen
Clyde Nem & Her
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Petey Wheatstraw, Rudy Ray Moore, is born during a great Miami hurricane, and after a difficult labor by his mother, emerges as a talking, diaper-wearing, six-year-old boy who promptly attacks the doctor and then his father. His mother stops him, sets him straight, and names him “Petey Wheatstraw.”
As a young teenager, after being beaten up by a gang, Petey meets a mentor named Brian Breye who teaches him the philosophy of Kung Fu and self-respect, taking a vow not to bow before any man, living or dead. Petey grows up to become a successful nightclub comedian, booking a string of shows at a Los Angeles club called Steve’s Den—much to the dismay of comedy rivals, Leroy, Leroy Daniels as Leroy, and Skillet, Ernest Mayhand as Skillet, who have just borrowed a large sum from the Mob to finance their own opening the next day. Realizing their scheme could fail with Petey in town and trigger trouble for them, the would-be rivals beg Petey to delay his act. Petey refuses, and the henchmen kill Petey’s business partner Ted, Ted Clemmons’s little brother Larry, then disrupt Larry’s funeral by firing into the crowd, killing Petey and several others.
Petey is visited by Lou Cipher, G. Tito Shaw the Devil himself, who tells him that his death was a mistake and offers to undo it on one condition: that Petey marry the Devil’s daughter and provide him with a grandson. Petey nearly quashes the deal when he sees the Devil’s daughter, Julie Martin, but the words of his mentor endure, and he decides to strike a bargain.
resurrected along with his friends, Petey sets out to gain revenge using the Devil’s own magic—his Pimp Cane—to do good in the community and to humiliate his rivals. Demons begin appearing in Petey and his friends’ lives as a reminder of the deadly bargain, but he manages to outsmart them, even going so far as to have sex with a roomful of demon women whose stamina leaves them unconscious.
After finally getting even with Leroy and Skillet by having them killed by the mob, Petey confronts the Devil with his cane, sets the Devil on fire, and casts him from a roof to his apparent death. He breaks the cane in half and climbs into a car with his friends, believing their ordeal is over. Yet an undead Leroy and Skillet—along with the Devil—appear in the car to taunt him, and the film ends as Petey screams in terror.
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