J.D.'s Revenge
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| J.D.'s Revenge | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Marks |
| Produced by | Arthur Marks |
| Written by | Jaison Starkes |
| Starring | Glynn Turman Louis Gossett Jr. Joan Pringle Carl W. Crudup James Watkins Fred Pinkard Jo Anne Meredith Alice Jubert David McKnight |
| Music by | Robert Prince |
| Cinematography | Harry J. May |
| Editing by | George Folsey Jr. |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 25, 1976 (New York City, New York) |
| Running time | 95 min |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
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J.D.'s Revenge is a blaxploitation horror film released in 1976. It starred Glynn Turman and Lou Gossett. He becomes an unwilling host for the restless spirt of J.D. Walker, a hustler killed 20 years earlier
[edit] Plot
The story centers around a Isaac (portraited by Turman), a young college student studying law in New Orleans. During a hypnosis act, he becomes an unwilling host for the restless spirit of J.D. Walker, a hustler killed during the 40s. J.D. Walker ran numbers during World War II and murdered Theotis Bliss, who also murdered his sister, Betty Jo, because of the secret she held about her baby daughter. After being discovered with Betty Jo's lifeless body, Elija Bliss (Gossett Jr.), the thought to be father of Betty Jo's child and brother of Theotis, accused J.D. of being the killer and was gunned down by the real killer. J.D. returns 20 years to reveal the truth to Elija and to kill the murderer.
Joan Pringle went on to star in the defunct NBC serial Generations; Glynn Turman went on to star as Colonel Taylor on NBC's A Different World and most recently appeared on The CW comedy, All of Us in 2006.
