J.D.'s Revenge (1976)

He came back from the dead to possess a man's soul

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Release Date: Aug 25, 1976
Rated: R | Runtime: 95 Mins | Language: English
Director: Arthur Marks
Stars: Glynn Turman, Louis Gossett, Jr., Joan Pringle, Carl W. Crudup, Julian Christopher, Fred Pinkard, Jo Anne Meredith

Summary

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 Isaac, a mild-mannered law student. After inhabiting Isaac, Walker decides to hunt down the Rev. Elija Bliss, a former criminal who helped the authorities find and assassinate the mobster years ago.

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What to Expect

JD's Revenge is a black horror movie from the 70's, an era that produced other great classics including Blacula and Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde. Blackula was a vampire movie, Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde was a mad scientist movie and JD's Revenge was a possession movie. But, not a possession movie like The Excorcist where the devil jumps in someone and makes them puke slime, JD is more stylish than that. JD's Revenge is more of a dramatic thriller than a horror movie. You follow along with two characters from two different era's simultaneously. One, Isaac, is from the present and the other, JD Walker, from the 40's. Isaac is a mild-mannered law student with a nice girlfriend. JD Walker is a ganger pimp with a stable of hoes. For reasons you'll have to watch the movie to learn, JD jumps into Issac and... well let's just say he strains the relationship with Isaac's nice girlfriend.

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Movie Review: JD's Revenge (1976) Review

Critic Reviews:

What makes the movie work, to the degree that it does, are the performances by Turman, Lou Gossett and Joan Pringle.

– Roger Ebert

The film is more a thriller than a horror film. There isn’t any overt supernatural horror like demons with horns or puke-inducing possessions.

– We are Movie Geeks

In J.D’s Revenge’s not only is the hero also a victim but underneath Isaac although physically capable is just an average guy trying his best to educate himself..

– Love Horror