Turman falls under the malevolent influence of the ghostly gangster. This is hardly fair because this film contains little of the gore and headturning of. Complete with a soundtrack by a thenbarelyknown prince, this blaxploitation film stars glynn turman as a modernday student possessed by the. Cut to the present when cleancut college student ike glynn e. A naive country girl from mississippi comes to town with an aunt to the big city. D s revenge is a blaxploitation horror film that debut in 1976 starring glynn turman and louis gossett jr. Walkers spirit, a hustler who was killed 30 years earlier when he was wrongfully accused of murdering his sister, takes over his body and seeks revenge for the. But where other films like blacula 1972, sugar hill 1974 and dr. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Walker, murdered in 1942, taking possession of straight arrow student isaac hendrix to enact his revenge on. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. This glitchfree 733 mb file has the same video and audio qualities as the 3. Directed by arthur marks bucktown, friday foster and starring glynn turman cooley high and academy awardwinner louis gossett jr an officer and a gentleman, j. Directed by arthur marks bucktown, friday foster and starring glynn turman cooley high and academy awardwinner louis gossett jr an.
Jaison starkes script evokes a convincing streetwise flavor and downplays the storys supernatural angle to focus on the psychological toll the possession takes on isaac and the people around him. She takes up with her family and goes out with them and meets a guy. In 1942 young hoodlum j d walker is shot by elija bliss lou gossett who thinks walker killed his woman, betty joe who is also jds sister. When this came out in 1976 it was tagged as a black exorcist. And the next thing after that, he starts getting these headaches and weird. A docile black law student is possessed by a 1940s mobster in mid 1970s new orleans, louisiana. The story begins in new orleans in 1942, with black crime kingpin j. Glynn turman cooley high is especially fine as the sensitive and quiet ike, a determined student moonlighting as a cab driver, so wound up hes on the verge of cracking. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. He came back from the dead to possess a mans soul and get the vengeance he. Here he is, minding his own business, driving a cab, putting himself through law school, when his girl friend talks him into going out on a date with some friends.
Cinematographer lawrence sher on joker, the hangover and more. Bad bunny and j balvins i like it sample of pete rodriguezs i like it like that a mi me gusta asi. Directed by archie mayo released in 1946 complete print topics. Glynn turman jds revenge 1976 lafayettedeebo akacraytoven. Yes there is a certain degree of violence on hand here but nothing i would call. Jds revenge 1976 during the boom period of the 70s, blaxploitation films covered pretty much any genre and story type you can imagine. Even a known box office draw like richard pryor was relegated to playing insulting roles like the toy. The mobster seeks revenge upon the people who killed him and his sister. Walker, a hustler killed 30 years earlier when he was wrongfully accused of killing his sister.
A loser, pillpopping head nothing who is involved with the local street gang. The main character becomes an unwilling host for the restless spirit of j. Walker david mcknight is shot and killed in the 1940s, his spirit remains restless for three decades, until a hypnotists supernatural nightclub act. Its been branded with the blaxploitation label, but there is little thats exploitive in j. S revenge is the companys final foray into blaxploitation horror, a genre that pretty much died out by the late 70s. Its one of a handful of black action movies with a horror thriller slant. Some of the best scenes in this movie take place after ike glynn turman has been totally taken over continue reading j. Walker totete einst theotis bliss, weil dieser walkers schwester betty jo totete. It wasnt long before the blaxploitation boom moved into. Released a year after aips other urban possession thriller abby, j. A college student is possessed by a 40s era gangster. Ds revenge is a blaxploitation horror film that debut in 1976 starring glynn turman and louis gossett jr. The next thing he knows, hes onstage in a nightclub and a hypnotist is tapdancing on his subconscious. Posts about jds revenge 1976 written by bluraydownlow.
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