Petey Wheatstraw (DVD Review) (2003)
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“She is having an elephant!” a doctor screams. “Are you trying to say my wife ***censored*** an elephant?” Petey’s dad responds. You know you have something special here from get go. That’s right. Rudy Ray Moore is back and this time he is the devil’s son in law!
Here is the plot. Petey Wheatstraw is a comedian/kung fu master (Has he ever not been?). He learns kung fu from this brotha off the street. He gets murdered. He deals with Lucifer and takes on the task of marrying his butt ugly daughter in exchange for restoring his life. Of course it doesn’t end here. Petey cooks up a plan to trick Lucifer to avoid the wedding. Things heat up when he is pursued by the devil’s men. Pretty simple.
This is perhaps the most entertaining Rudy Ray Moore film ever made. You might think he is a genius. Rudy Ray Moore is basically playing Rudy Ray Moore. Just like he did in the Dolemite films. What makes this film a little better than others? Well, so many outrageous memorable scenes are contained in this film, which is a little over 90 mins. Shots running in reverse, ***censored*** for no reason, satanic hoes buffet (my personal favorite), Satan in a glowing red Jogging suit, and the devil’s special hotline to name some.
Just like any other Rudy Ray Moore films, most of what you see doesn’t make much sense. But I don’t think he gives a ***censored***. You just have to dig it. If you don’t, I don’t think he gives a ***censored*** either. That’s what makes his films legendary, especially this treasure.
You might ask where the ***censored*** is The Creeper? That funky mothafucka best known as Hamburger Pimp? I knew this wasn’t a sequel to Dolemite but I couldn’t help but hoped he would pop up at one point. Unfortunately he didn’t.
Well, a film like this is so hard to come by these days. I will not be surprised if his professional attempt ended up with an amateurish masterpiece becoming a legend like Star Wars. You must see it to believe it.
(Note: You learn the devil’s first name in the film. I didn’t know he had one. It’s Lou. It’s useless knowledge but hey, how often do you get something out of Rudy, right?)
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