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Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 57GoodWatch 56
IMDb6.1
Audience score53%
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for fantasy movies
typical 10099Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
1977
November 1, 1977
49 years ago
Genres
FantasyActionComedyHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 more85 people
- Rudy Ray MoorePetey
- JLJimmy LynchJimmy
- Leroy DanielsLeroy
- Ernest MayhandSkillet
- Ebony WrightNell / Devil's Daughter
- SGSteve GallonSteve
- G. Tito ShawLucipher
- TCTed ClemmonsTed
- MJMarvin JonesScarface Willie
- GMGeorge MirelessMr. White
- BLBryan L. RoquemoreLarry
- CRClifford Roquemore IIBaby Petey
- BBBrian BreyeBantu
- RWRose WilliamsPetey's Mother
- Sy RichardsonPetey's Father
- DPDanny PoinsonYoung Petey
- AJA. Jay MalonePastor
- RLRodney LockhartBoy Fighting Young Petey
- Joe WilliamsD.J.
- RWRandy WilliamsCastro
- AWAudobon WallsDago
- JBJ.B. BaronDoctor
- BHBrenda HumbardThe Devil's Girl
- DKDeranne KeniThe Devil's Girl
Directing · 1
- Cliff Roquemore Director, Writer
Production · 3
- Burt Steiger Executive Producer
- Theodore Toney Producer
- Marva Farmer Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Nicholas Josef von Sternberg Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Jack Tucker Editor
- Cecelia Hall Editor
Sound · 2
- Nat Dove Original Music Composer
- Al Ramirez Sound
Art · 1
- Jimmy Lynch Art Direction, Costume Design
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