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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Petey Wheatstraw
"Have No Fear, It's the Comedy Smash of the Year!"
1977 1h 39m EN
😐
5.5
MID
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6.1
IMDB
★5.5TMDB · 45★6.1IMDB · 1,792
FantasyActionComedyHorror
Synopsis
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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. 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 give him a grandchild. When Petey attempts to default on the deal, he is pursued by the devil's henchmen.
“Have No Fear, It's the Comedy Smash of the Year!”
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Rudy Ray Moore
Petey
Jimmy Lynch
Jimmy
Leroy Daniels
Leroy
Ernest Mayhand
Skillet
Ebony Wright
Nell / Devil's Daughter
Steve Gallon
Steve
G. Tito Shaw
Lucipher
Ted Clemmons
Ted
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Cliff Roquemore
- Writers
- Cliff Roquemore
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Cliff Roquemore, shot by Nicholas Josef von Sternberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Nat Dove. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Cecelia Hall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Rudy Ray Moore and Jimmy Lynch and Leroy Daniels carry the top of the cast.
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ERA
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Marketing tagline: "Have No Fear, It's the Comedy Smash of the Year!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0078078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#08
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Cliff Roquemore directs. Nicholas Josef von Sternberg behind the camera. Nat Dove scores. Cecelia Hall cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Cliff Roquemore, shot by Nicholas Josef von Sternberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Nat Dove. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Cecelia Hall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Rudy Ray Moore and Jimmy Lynch and Leroy Daniels carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Have No Fear, It's the Comedy Smash of the Year!".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0078078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Nicholas Josef von Sternberg
- Original score
- Nat Dove
- Editing
- Cecelia Hall
- Costume design
- Jimmy Lynch
- Runtime
- 99 min · 1h 39m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB rating
- 6.1/10 · 1,792 votes
- MPAA
- R
Also by
Cliff Roquemore
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CO
Comedian Intl Enterprise Productions (C.I.E.)
Key crew
- EditorCecelia Hall
- SoundAl Ramirez
- Art DirectionJimmy Lynch
- EditorJack Tucker
- Costume DesignJimmy Lynch
- Executive ProducerBurt Steiger
- ProducerTheodore Toney
- Production ManagerMarva Farmer
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1977-11-01R
