Casting about for a new persona after starring in two films as his own character Dolemite (and featuring in the mainstream Hollywood project MONKEY HUSTLE), Rudy Ray Moore settled on a familiar figure from African-American folklore. PETEY WHEATSTRAW has considerably better production
values than its predecessors (keep in mind, that's not saying much), while escalating the wackier aspects of THE HUMAN TORNADO (1976) into a fairly witless but outlandishly tongue-in-cheek parody of blaxploitation and black culture.
Comedians Leroy & Skillet (Leroy Daniels, Ernest Mayhand) are opening a nightclub with backing from the mob. When they discover that their arch rival Pe...
Released:
1977
Rated:
R
Length:
95 mins