Petey Wheatstraw (1977)

Directors

Cliff Roquemore

Cast

Rudy Ray Moore, Jimmy Lynch, Leroy Daniels, Ernest Mayhand

The story

Petey Wheatstraw (Rudy Ray Moore) is born during a great Miami hurricane, and after a difficult labor by his mother, emerges as a talking, diaper-wearing, six-year-old boy who promptly attacks the doctor and then his father. His mother stops him, puts him in his place, and names him "Petey Wheatstraw". While a young teenager, after being beaten up by a gang, Petey meets a mentor named "Bantu" who teaches him the philosophy of "Kung Fu" and "self-respect", taking a vow not to bow before any man, living or dead.

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