Rudy Ray Moore has much to give. Are you ready for it?
, Moore adds horror to his unholy mix of action/comedy/kung-fu/parody/soft-core porn. The film begins with the birth of the protagonist, whose mother first gives birth to a watermelon before pushing Petey out as a fully-grown, smack-talking teenager. Petey then grows up to become an ass-kicking kung-fu legend who gets killed during a drive-by and has to agree to marry the butt-ugly daughter of the Devil in order to return to earth and, you guessed it, exact revenge on those who wronged him.
One would expect Moore to steer clear of melodrama with such a wacky premise, but his tendency to ignore all tonal norms of narrative structure yields a go-for-broke, no-fucks-given derision, following goofy comedy scenes with harrowing violence and tragedy . This kitchen sink approach turnsinto the most fascinating study piece for film buffs, if not the most consistently entertaining.
The first act runs as an after-school special in the form of a theatrical feature, complete with hyper exaggerated depictions of PCP use that turnsof low-budget blaxploitation fare. I’m not saying PCP isn’t harmful, but is it really possible that everyone who abuses the drug to see the same samurai demon lady chopping off their genitals?is the most technically competent of the four films on this list—the shots are framed nicely, and the editing flows well.
’s “Doggy Dogg World” and “Murder Was The Case” videos, as well as a short scene in the Insane Clown Posse’s first foray into feature filmmaking, 2000’sDuring the late-’90s and early-’00s, Moore attempted a comeback for the Dolemite character with two flicks. The first, 1999’sWhat’s Up, Tiger Lily, where Moore occasionally shows up to deliver beloved lines from his ’70s output without a hint of energy or even knowledge of the type of film he’s supposed to be in.
Oktay Ege Kozak is a screenwriter, script coach and film critic. He lives near Portland, Ore., with his wife, daughter, and two King Charles Spaniels.
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