646f9e108c A docile black law student is possessed by a 1940&#39;s mobster in mid 1970s New Orleans, Louisiana. The mobster seeks revenge upon the people who killed him and his sister. In 1942 New Orleans gangster J.D. Walker (David McKnight) is shot to death by Elija Bliss (Lou Gossett). It is believed that he killed his wife (he didn&#39;t). Cut to 1976. Mild mannered young law student Ike (Glynn Turman) is possessed by the spirit of J.D. He immediately becomes cruel and vicious and treating his beautiful girl friend Christella (Joan Pringle) like dirt. Then he realizes his ex rival Elija is still alivea preacher and J.D. sets out to get his revenge.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve wanted to see this since it came out in 1976. I was 14 then and a newspaper ad showed a drawing of a gravestone and a pretty young woman lying dead in front of it with a look of horror on her face (needless to say nothing like that appears in the film). But the film only played one week and quickly disappeared–but I&#39;ve never forgotten that drawing. I&#39;m glad I finally got the chance to see it. It&#39;s not a great film but it&#39;s an interesting psychological horror film more than a blood and guts one. There&#39;s only one bloody attack scene and a shot of a dead animal being cut open (which was repeated at least 8 times).<br/><br/>This concentrates more on Ike being possessed and trying to fight back. It&#39;s a hard role but Turman pulls it off. The only part where he goes too far is at the end when J.D. takes complete control and Turman REALLY overdoes it. It&#39;s also kind of fun seeing Gossett (REALLY chewing the scenery)a preacher. His speeches at church are energetic (to say the least) and a highlight. The only thing that bothers me here is the disgusting misogynistic attitude. There&#39;s a truly sick scene where Turman viciously tries to rape Pringle. The only other female roles are TWO cheating wives who eagerly jump into bed with other men and Bliss&#39;s daughter who seduces Ike (J.D.) almost immediately. Also Ike has a friend who talks about women like they should be beaten up and controlled. This attitude permeates the film and makes it a chore sometimes to watch. Still this is a somewhat interesting reincarnation movie. I give it a 7. I saw this movie when it first hit the big screen in the mid 70&#39;s. I enjoyed it so much that Glenn Turman was the first actor I was inspired to do research on. When I found out he was married to Aretha Franklin, I really kept up with him. This is one of those flicks I can enjoy with company even if they&#39;ve seen it before. One of those movies you can enjoy two or three times a year , like &quot;The Five Heartbeats&quot;. I&#39;m talking classic. It must have had some strong financial backing because the production quality was beautiful also. I don&#39;t have it in my sparse collection yet, but I&#39;m going to get it. I don&#39;t know what it&#39;ll cost but if I have to, I&#39;ll paymuch$20.00 for it. I know a few people I&#39;d like to treat to a viewing of JD&#39;s Revenge.
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