We start with an intro from the man himself telling us we are going to hear the story of how he became the devil's son-in-law. It starts with his mother giving birth to a ten year old who already speaks English (and a watermelon but that's neither here nor there). He learns karate as part of the prologue from a random wizard-like man on the street, and we get the ridiculously catchy theme song. Petey grows up to be a comedian who gets entangled in some nonsense with a gang that doesn't want him playing at their venue. They murder a young boy associated with Petey in the most tonally dissonant scene in the film and then everyone gets gunned down during the funeral. The devil resurrects Petey to offer him a deal: he'll bring everyone back to life if he agrees to marry the devil's daughter. Petey accepts and then goes about enacting his revenge. He also gets the devil's pimp cane, which allows him seemingly unending powers. Eventually the devil comes to make good on the deal and Petey comes up with the 'brilliant' plan to have a mask of his face made and then put on a drunk to take his place. It works exactly as well as you would think. This ends with a rooftop showdown against the devil that he seems to win but ultimately loses and we finally get a reveal of the daughter's face and that great theme song again.
This movie is such a ride. Rudy speaks about half or more of his dialogue in rhymes, the plot is off-the-rails, and it's just unfailingly charming in its complete absurdity. This was a movie that so thoroughly achieved its objectives that calling it bad doesn't even seem fair. You have no choice but to admire this level of self awareness.
You must watch this. If you are still not convinced, listen to the theme song. Heck, even if you are convinced listen to the theme song.
Spoon Rating: 8.5
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