Casey is the assistant of commodity trader Peter Oak, but wants to get a license herself. When the diabolic Nike appears and promises to make her successful by use of her supernatural abilities, Casey hesitantly accepts. By correctly predicting the price of soy beans, she manages to make a career, but the price that Nike demands is high: she wants Casey's soul!
Acting
Danitra Vance devours scenery as the diabolical Nike.
Production
Genuine Chicago Board of Trade floor access feels illicitly authentic.
Writing
Soybeans as soul-stakes somehow works better than it should.
Director
Richard Martini
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Danitra Vance's only leading film role before her tragic early death; she steals every frame with theatrical malevolence.
Shot during the actual 1987 stock market crash, making its financial hubris themes accidentally documentary-level prophetic.
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