Petey wheatstraw rudy ray moore is a candidate to become the devils soninlaw. Cliff roquemore was in the directors chair for the human tornado, and he would follow that up by directing and writing the script for moores follow up, petey wheatstraw. Petey wheatstraw 1977 watch on fandor, tubi, and streaming. Vinyl 12 total madness petey wheatstraw 1990, vinyl discogs. View the profiles of people named petey wheatstraw. Starring rudy ray moore, jimmy lynch, leroy daniels, g. 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. Petey wheatstraw the 1977 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
Petey wheatstraw is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Petey wheatstraw the devils soninlaw cast and crew tv. Petey wheatstraw rudy ray moore grows up to become a famous comedian. The storyline is a scaffolding on which rudy ray moores standup humor can be unfolded. The story is hilarious and the opening scene is worth the price of the movie. Paul garon, the author of the classic blues and the poetic spirit roots of jazz gives both a biography and examination of the lyrics of peetie wheatstraw aka the devils soninlaw a popular blues guitarist and singer in the 1930s and 40s but one who did not gain recognition in the wake of the 60s blues revival. Rudy ray moore stars as a born player, murdered at the peak of his comedic fame, who makes a slick deal with the devil for revenge on his. With rudy ray moore, jimmy lynch, leroy daniels, ernest mayhand. William bunch december 21, 1902 december 21, 1941, known as peetie wheatstraw, was an american musician, an influential figure among 1930s blues singers. Jul 01, 2011 devils soninlaw peetie wheatstraw william bunch wheatstraw peetie wheatstraw vocal, piano w poss charly mccoy gtr recorded sept 28,1931 bluebird b5451 album.
Louis throughout the 1920s was born on this day in 1902. Charly mccoy gtr recorded sept 28, 1931 bluebird b5451 album. 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. It is typical of moores other films from the same era, such as dolemite and the human tornado, in. One of the classic films from dolemite himself rudy ray moore. Simply put, petey wheatstraw the devils son in law is a beautiful movie man. Now, the origin of this film can probably be traced back to a couple of depressionera blues. Petey wheatstraw instrumental version black dolemite soundtrack licensed to youtube by.
If you love blaxploitation movies, no matter how corny the lines may be, this is for you. So i might as well cut to the chase, petey wheatstraw is a horrible movie. Jan 01, 2003 paul garon, the author of the classic blues and the poetic spirit roots of jazz gives both a biography and examination of the lyrics of peetie wheatstraw aka the devils soninlaw a popular blues guitarist and singer in the 1930s and 40s but one who did not gain recognition in the wake of the 60s blues revival. A friend of mine let me borrow his copy of petey wheatstraw, and i laughed through the whole movie. This brings us, unfortunately, to petey wheatstraw. The film overall is very stylish, featuring all kinds of garish lighting, a mish mash of various styles, and some truly odd set pieces such as a twisted take on. Moores third film makes the mistake of playing for intentional laughs rather than the unintentional ones that make the rest of his movies so compelling. Rudy ray moore stars as a born player, murdered at the peak of his comedic fame, who makes a slick deal with the devil for revenge on his killers. 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. Although the biographical data is slim, garon puts wheatstraw s career and. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place.
In preparation for the new biopic starring eddie murphy, the gang highlights rudy ray moores weirdest movie. After being murdered by his rivals, petey wheatstraw is resurrected, in exchange for marrying the devils daughter, the worlds ugliest woman. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of petey wheatstraw the devils soninlaw with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Im petey wheatstraw and you dont stop, with the heidi heidi ho hi ho, or bye ho, if youre lookin for a sucker what are you. Petey wheatstraw rudy ray moore is a candidate to become the devils. Watch petey wheatstraw 1977 full movie free online. Petey wheatstraw pictures rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Petey wheatstraw come on of the 2 live crew petey wheatstraw we gone bring it petey wheatstraw we got work to do petey wheatstraw now who am i devils son in law alright verse 1. Impoverished, ignorant, and vulgar little petey dreams of becoming a famous standup comedian and exchanges life in his backwoods home for small town living. The hobo grabs a shotgun from the shelf and kills the robbers. Join facebook to connect with petey wheatstraw and others you may know. Petey wheatstraw 1978 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Nov 05, 2017 petey wheatstraw 1977 trailer rudy ray moore dolemite duration. 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. 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. Peetie wheatstraw was the name adopted by singer william bunch, taking it from black american folklore. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Dolomite is a candidate to become the devils soninlaw. It is typical of moores other films from the same era, such as dolemite and the human. April 10, 2020 admin horror leave a comment on hobo with a shotgun full movie viooz. 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.
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Aug 25, 20 petey wheatstraw come on of the 2 live crew petey wheatstraw we gone bring it petey wheatstraw we got work to do petey wheatstraw now who am i devils son in law alright verse 1. In this slapstick blaxploitation feature, petey wheatstraw rudy ray moore, aka mr. 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. 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 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ive been trying to stall for time in an effort to avoid having to talk about this movie but it seems ive plum run out of other things to distract you with.
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