Summaries

After being murdered by his rivals, Petey Wheatstraw is resurrected, in exchange for marrying the devil's daughter, the world's ugliest woman.

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 giving him a grandchild. When Petey attempts to default on the deal, he is pursued by the devil's henchmen.—Ørnås

Details

Keywords
  • supernatural power
  • character name as title
  • storm
  • giving birth
  • petey wheatstraw character
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
Release date Oct 31, 1977
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations 1255 E 69th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Comedian International Enterprises (C.I.E.)

Box office

Budget $750000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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