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