95 minutes
8/25/1976
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.
Glynn Turman
as Isaac / 'Ike'
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Rev. Elija Bliss
Joan Pringle
as Christella
Carl W. Crudup
as Tony
Julian Christopher
as Carl
Fred Pinkard
as Theotis Bliss
Jo Anne Meredith
as Sara Divine
Alice Jubert
as Roberta Bliss / Betty Jo
David McKnight
as J.D. Walker
Stephanie Faulkner
as Phyllis
Fuddle Bagley
as Enoch Land
Earl Billings
as Captain Turner
Paul Galloway
as Garage Man
Barbara Tasker
as Sheryl
Tom Alden
as Higgins
Melvin Bijou Jr.
as Football Player
Blue Lu Barker
as Bar Keep
Joseph Collins
as Proprietor
Fred Ford
as Doctor
Chauncey Leon Gilbert
as Football Player
Ruth Kempf
as Woman Passenger
Bob Minor
as Husband
Tony Owens
as Husband
Samuel 'Catfish' Routh
as Barker
Hazel Roberts
as 1942 Woman
Timothy Toseborough
as Mad Man
Rhonda Shear
as 1942 Girl
Danny Dunn
as Detective
Vernel Bagneris
as Man in the 500 Club
Deonna Lang