J.D.'s Revenge
Aug 25 1976
•2h 35m
•Horror, Thriller
Although notorious New Orleans gangster J.D. Walker is shot and killed in the 1940s, his spirit remains restless for three decades, until a hypnotist's supernatural nightclub act allows him to take over the body of a mild-mannered law student and seek revenge on those who got him killed.
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Glynn Turman
Isaac / 'Ike'
Louis Gossett Jr.
Rev. Elija Bliss
Joan Pringle
Christella
Carl W. Crudup
Tony
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