This movie is a great example of how a film can be produced on a shoestring budget, and still give to the audience a marvelous plot line. Tubi offers streaming only free on tubi movies and tv you will love. He grows up to become a famous comedian so famous that his rivals leroy and skillet cant handle the competition and plan to do petey in. Everything about petey wheatstraw represents an improvement over. The young brother of one of peteys entourage is shot and killed by leroy and skillets goons, who then shoot all of the attendees at the boys.
Rudy ray moore trades dolemite for the devils soninlaw as petey wheatstraw, summoned back from the depths by vinegar syndrome on bluraydvd combo. The devils soninlaw as a film with ties to, say, the black power movement, or even as a text that makes any sort of overt claims. Petey is shot dead in the streets and his spirit is visited by lucifer who offers him a deal. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. A friend of mine let me borrow his copy of petey wheatstraw, and i laughed through the whole movie. This figure does not include recordings made by wheatstraw sitting in on records made by his frequent partner, kokomo arnold, or ones made with amos easton. The devils son in law, the high sheriff of hellborn, born 21 december 1902 in ripley, tennessee, usa or cotton plant, arkansas, usa and died when a train hit the car he was sitting in on his 39th birthday on 21 december 1941 in st louis, missouri, usa. Rent petey wheatstraw 1978 on dvd and bluray netflix. Petey wheatstraw the devils soninlaw dvd, 2008 for. Petey wheatstraw, the movie, once again returns to moores familiar theme of. If you love blaxploitation movies, no matter how corny the lines may be, this is for you. The acting, writing, casting, blocking, pacing, and fight choreography are much better. Petey wheatstraw the 1977 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
Another one best enjoyed with a frosty beverage of your choice. 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. Petey wheatstraw 1977 hoping for a grandchild, the devil sends his minions to find the man rudy ray moore who promised to marry his ugly daughter eboni wryte. Blast the ac and watch movies all day with julys streaming.
Starring rudy ray moore, jimmy lynch, leroy daniels, g. Lets just say that petey wheatstraw is a stand up comedian that gets tricked into marrying the devils daughter and emphasize that at one point petey finds a bomb inside a nightclub restroom, throws it outside, and blows up a pick up truck full of watermelon. The devils soninlaw posted on jul 21, 2008 by matt gamble 1 comment lots of interesting stuff to talk about today. Sep 04, 2010 petey wheatstraw instrumental version black dolemite soundtrack licensed to youtube by. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. The devils son in law, the high sheriff of hellborn, born 21 december 1902 in ripley, tennessee, usa or cotton plant, arkansas, usa and died when a train hit the car he was sitting in on his 39th birthday on 21 december 1941 in st louis. Moore last worked on the horror feature session 9 2001 with david caruso. William bunch december 21, 1902 december 21, 1941, known as peetie wheatstraw, was an american musician, an influential figure among 1930s blues singers. Petey wheatstraw rudy ray moore was born during a tropical storm, and from the moment he took his first breath he could walk, talk and kick ass. Impoverished, ignorant, and vulgar little petey dreams of becoming a famous standup comedian and exchanges life in. The only known photograph of him shows him holding a national brand tricone resonator guitar, but he. It is typical of moores other films from the same era, such as dolemite and the human.
Petey wheatstraw 1977 cliff roquemore, rudy ray moore. Subtitled the devils soninlaw, this 1977 film falls comfortably into the blaxploitation genre. It would surely be going too far to claim petey wheatstraw. Petey wheatstraw is a 1977 american blaxploitation comedy horror film written and directed by. Petey wheatstraw bluray delivers stunning video and great audio in this. A list of 104 films compiled on letterboxd, including carlitos way 1993, in bruges 2008, the house that jack built 2018, blazing saddles 1974 and outrage 2010. Petey wheatstraw 1977 trailer rudy ray moore dolemite. Peetie wheatstraw recorded in every year of the 1930s save 1933, ultimately producing 175 sides in all with only one rejection, an enormous total for a blues artist in the prewar period.
The only known photograph of him shows him holding a national brand tricone resonator guitar, but he played the piano on most of his recordings. With rudy ray moore, jimmy lynch, leroy daniels, ernest mayhand. The storyline is a scaffolding on which rudy ray moores standup humor can be unfolded. Although the only known picture of bunch shows him holding a national brand tricone resonator guitar, his primary instrument was the piano. Peetie wheatstraw essentials album allego classic blues cbl 200037 i wonder where would you be now, little mama baby, now you made my life a wreck and now where would you. Petey wheatstraw instrumental version black dolemite soundtrack licensed to youtube by. Join facebook to connect with petey wheatstraw and others you may know. After being murdered by his rivals, petey wheatstraw is resurrected, in exchange for marrying the devils daughter, the worlds ugliest woman. In the absence of an official trailer for this rudy ray moore. Petey wheatstraw 1977 out of 4 rudy ray moore is back, this time playing the title character, a comedian who is doubled crossed by a couple jerks. Petey wheatstraw also known as petey wheatstraw, the devils soninlaw is a 1977 american blaxploitation comedy horror film written and directed by cliff roquemore, and starring comedian rudy ray moore alongside jimmy lynch, leroy daniels, ernest mayhand, ebony wright, and wildman steve gallon. According to author ralph ellison, who made use of the wheatstraw legend to model characters in his novels invisible man and juneteenth, peetie wheatstraw was the evil half of a twin personality whose challenge was invoked at the start of a pool game. Heidi hoe was the only song on commons debut album produced by the beatnuts, although they later provided a remix to commons second single, breaker 1 9. From the crazy antics to the infamous rhymes, i had a ball watching this.
Rudy ray moore in petey wheatstraw 1977 leroy daniels and ernest mayhand in petey wheatstraw 1977 rudy ray moore in. Peetie wheatstraw was the name adopted by singer william bunch, taking it from black american folklore. Vinegar syndrome 1977 100 min rated r petey wheatstraw is a candidate to become the devils soninlaw. He also worked on fakin da funk 1997 and jackies back. This movie is offensive only if you are the type of person who takes life way too seriously and. Hoping for a grandchild, the devil sends his minions to find the man rudy ray moore who promised to marry his ugly daughter eboni wryte.
Register for free to download this mixtape and others. Casting about for a new persona after starring in two films as his own character dolemite and. Things look bleak until the devil himself rises up and tells petey that he will give the comic a fabulous reward if only. Peetie wheatstraw december 21, 1902 december 21, 1941 was the name adopted by singer william bunch, a greatly influential figure among 1930s blues singers. Impoverished, ignorant, and vulgar little petey dreams of becoming a famous standup comedian and exchanges life in his backwoods home for small town living. Charly mccoy gtr recorded sept 28, 1931 bluebird b5451 album. The devils minions pursue his prospective soninlaw rudy ray moore. Petey wheatstraw the devils soninlaw dvd, 1999 for. 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. The devils soninlaw 1977, in which moore plays a standup comedian whos murdered, then brought back to life by satan himself in exchange for marrying his clockstoppingly ugly daughter. Petey wheatstraw the devils soninlaw movie trailer. 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.
Petey wheatstraw rudy ray moore is a candidate to become the devils soninlaw. Everything about petey wheatstraw represents an improvement over dolemite, and often a substantial one. Rent petey wheatstraw 1978 starring rudy ray moore and jimmy lynch leroy on dvd and bluray. Only free on tubi watch free movies and tv shows online. The new material sung by rudy ray moore who played him in the film is crummy 70s urban soul, and the instrumental stuff is stilted to the point of death for the most part. In the seventies and the early 2000s, moore devoted his time to various credits, such as petey wheatstraw 1977, martin fox, 199197 and b. Petey wheatstraw is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The movie was transferred to the dvd format, with great care to quality of picture and sound. Peetie wheatstraw music, videos, stats, and photos. It involves a protagonist who, after being born into poverty during a hurricane, manages to become both a kung fu master and a successful comedian. Watch free only free on tubi movies and tv shows online in hd on any device. Petey wheatstraw the devils soninlaw dvd, 1999 for sale. Rudy ray moore will always be remembered for dolemite, but his crowning achievement is without question petey wheatstraw, the devils soninlaw.