I cannot urge interested scholars to seek out this. Mystery james goldstone jim backus show 1960 tv show jive turkey 1976 comedy. I do not see provocative explorations as a recent phenomenon. S revenge is the companys final foray into blaxploitation horror, a genre that pretty much died out by the late 70s. Yes there is a certain degree of violence on hand here but nothing i would call excessive. Jaison starkes script evokes a convincing streetwise flavor and downplays the story s supernatural angle to focus on the psychological toll the possession takes on isaac and the people around him. My revenge will not be complete until both of the sith lords are dead. Complete with a soundtrack by a thenbarelyknown prince, this blaxploitation film stars glynn turman as a modernday student possessed by the spirit of a gangster who was slain in 1940s new orleans. Department of afroamerican research arts culture 454,731 views 1.
Features brand new 2k restoration from original film elements, produced by arrow films exclusively for this release high definition bluray 1080p presentation original 1. Oct 12, 20 balladeers blogs monthlong celebration of halloween continues. Bill hunt the material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached. The main character becomes an unwilling host for the. Walker david mcknight is gunned down for a murder he didnt commit, that of his own sister. There s a bit of a kolchak amicus feel to the opening act as ike spots j d s old fedora in a shop and tries it on, and anyone who s a fan of 1970s us horror tv might get. We continue our dive into the world of blaxsploitation with sugar hill for our instant queue slection and tackle blackenstein for our feature. Turman, a student working through law school, starts to have bloody hallucinations of a mysterious and violent man and soon starts to take on his. Turman is known for his roles as lew miles on the primetime soap opera peyton place 196869, high school student leroy preach jackson in the 1975 comingofage film cooley high, math professor and.
Jds revenge 4 torrent download locations download direct jds revenge could be available for direct download sponsored link jds revenge 7 years jds revenge 1976 movies 9 hours reqjdsrevenge1976 movies 22 hours torrentdownload. When it comes to the tasteless but enjoyably bad blaxploitation horror films of the 1970s it seems like the lions share of the attention always goes to blacula and its sequel, scream, blacula, scream with a little attention left over for ganja and hess, since it features. See more ideas about tv shows, old tv shows and classic tv. A college student is possessed by a 40 s era gangster. Jds revenge 1976 bo45 david45 jamie45 our feature presentation. And the next thing after that, he starts getting these headaches and weirddreams. It wasnt long before the blaxploitation boom moved into the horror market, bringing the world blacula, blackenstein, abby a blaxploitation ripoff of the exorcist and cult favorite j. The main character becomes an unwilling host for the restless spirit of j. A heartpounding mixture of heavy rock, soul, pop and funk. The story begins in new orleans in 1942, with black crime kingpin j. Directed by arthur marks bucktown, friday foster and starring glynn turman cooley high and academy awardwinner louis gossett jr an. 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. 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. S revenge is the company s final foray into blaxploitation horror, a genre that pretty much died out by the late 70s. It is with this in mind that professor robin means colemans horror noire.
Dream date 1989, starring clifton davis, tempestt bledsoe, kadeem hardison, annemarie johnson duration. It wasnt long before the blaxploitation boom moved into the horror market. The next thing he knows, he s onstage in a nightclub and a hypnotist is tapdancing on his subconscious. Glynn russell turman born january 31, 1947 is an american stage, television, and film actor as well as a writer, director, and producer. He came back from the dead to possess a mans soul and get the vengeance he.
Flash forward to 1976 new orleans where ike glynn e. Walker david mcknight 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 glynn turman, a mildmannered law student. Jd s revenge 1976 full movie addeddate 20170209 01. Features brand new 2k restoration from original film elements, produced by arrow films exclusively for this release. The next thing he knows, hes onstage in a nightclub and a hypnotist is tapdancing on his subconscious. Walker, who died violently in 1942 but whose need for vengeance remains unstilled, has occupied his psyche. With the release and enormous success of jordan peeles get out in 2017, the politics of race has become a hot topicand rightly so. A college student is possessed by a 40s era gangster. I was on my way home from work last month waiting for the bus and i saw clifton davis at the red lightlol plus i didnt know that he grew up in philly in the mid 60 s.
Blacks in american horror films from the 1890s to the present came highly recommendedby david church, no less. The release includes a fortysixminute retrospective documentary the killing floor, which details the making of the film and features screenwriter jaison starkes, arthur. Walker david mcknight is shot and killed in the 1940s, his spirit remains restless for three decades, until a hypnotists supernatural nightclub act allows him to take over the body of isaac glynn turman, a mildmannered law student. Davids got a new column called flip the script over on horrorphilia and devour the blog. A docile black law student is possessed by a 1940s mobster in mid70s new orleans. They threatened that if these demands were not met, they would begin to kill hostages on 1 july 1976. Oct 27, 2017 j d s revenge bears the aip logo at the start, and it s quite a surprise to discover that it s one of the better exploitation pictures released by that company in the 1970s. Carson cant keep up with rodney dangerfields nonstop oneliners 1974 duration. A docile black law student is possessed by a 1940s mobster in mid 1970s new orleans, louisiana. This bluray comes with an ultraviolet copy of the movie.
Jan 8, 2016 explore pnutbutterpearls board louis gossett, jr. Curtis harrington directed pretty much the same movie the following year with ruby 1977, but with a stronger horror presence. Sidious is just as much to blame for the fate of the kaleesh and myself as dooku and san hill were. See more ideas about louis gossett jr, an officer and a gentleman and actor. Features brand new 2k restoration from original film elements, produced by arrow films exclusively for this release high definition bluray 1080p presentation.
Revenge 1990 dc unrated bdrip 1080p x264 dtshdhighcode. Walker david mcknight is shot and killed in the 1940s, his spirit remains restless for three decades, until a hypnotist s. Welcome everyone to the final episode of season 1 of devour the podcast. Released a year after aips other urban possession thriller abby, j. This is hardly fair because this film contains little of the gore and headturning of that film. What is the cast of thats my mama doing today sitcoms. Aug 30, 2014 a docile black law student is possessed by a 1940 s mobster in mid70 s new orleans.
Not exactly a blaxploitation work though originally released from american international, company famous for pam grier s movies, j. When this came out in 1976 it was tagged as a black exorcist. Jaison starkes script evokes a convincing streetwise flavor and downplays the storys supernatural angle to focus on the psychological toll the possession takes. Walker david mcknight is shot and killed in the 1940s, his spirit remains restless for three decades, until a hypnotists. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The possession angle will no doubt bring to mind the exorcist 1973, but j. Then, he progressed to roles in the cult classic cooley high in 1975, the river niger in 1976, and a hero aint nothin but a. Devoted fan of soul cinema collection, i was not a little glad to find j.
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. Jds revenge releasing in dual format on november 14th. Turman later extended his career to films during the 1970s, starring in blaxploitation movies, including five on the black hand side and together brothers. Theres a bit of a kolchak amicus feel to the opening act as ike spots j ds old fedora in a shop and tries it on, and anyone whos a fan of 1970s us horror tv might get. A docile black law student is possessed by a 1940 s mobster in mid 1970s new orleans, louisiana. Glynn also portrayed the lead character in jd s revenge. Released a year after aip s other urban possession thriller abby, j.
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