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Petey Wheatstraw (1977)
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Petey Wheatstraw (Rudy Ray Moore) 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 giving him a grandchild. When Petey attempts to default on the deal, he is pursued by the devil's henchmen.
Style:
campy, humorous, not serious, offbeat
Plot:
blaxploitation, devil, african american, supernatural, deal with the devil, gangsters, martial arts, betrayal, graphic violence, supernatural ability, vengeance, rivalry, silly humor, dishonesty, artists and showbiz, performer's life, one more chance, murder, afterlife, occult, comedian, supernatural power, convention, black, crimes
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, campy, scary and suspenseful films with plots about rivalry, supernatural, danger, vengeance, deadly, monster and murder mostly in Comedy, Horror and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Petey Wheatstraw: Dolemite (1975), The Human Tornado (1976), Which Way Is Up? (1977), Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011), Disco Godfather (1979). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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