Heat Wave (1990)
1h 40m
Running Time
August 13, 1990Release Date
Plot.
A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Cicely Tyson
Ruthana Richardson
Blair Underwood
Bob Richardson
Sally Kirkland
Mrs. Canfield
James Earl Jones
Junius Johnson
Margaret Avery
Roxie Turpin
David Strathairn
Bill Thomas
Glenn Plummer
J.T. Turpin
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Clifford Turpin
Paris Vaughan
Lada
Harold Pruett
John Riggs
Adam Arkin
Art Berman
Kevin Hooks
Director
Robert Hooks
Reverend Brooks
Michael Lazarou
Writer
Michael Greene
Mr. Canfield
Charlie Korsmo
Jason (age 12)
Jordan Kerner
Producer
Thomas Newman
Composer
T.E. Russell
Dominique Freeman
Mark Irwin
Cinematographer
Stephanie Covington
Florence Blake
Janice McElroy
Rachel Freeman
Debra Neil-Fisher
Editor
Christopher M. Brown
Reggie Freeman
Robi Reed
CastingDirector
Richard Hoover
ProductionDesigner
Emily Yancy
Guidance Counselor
Roger Grato III
Jason (age 6)
Marilyn Coleman
Cora
Bebe Drake
Winnie (as Bebe Drake-Massey)
Mark Rolston
Officer Zekanis
Randy Kirby
Lt. Keyes
Pepper Sweeney
Spook Hunter
Klexius Kolby
Makeup Artist
Donna Stamps
Set Decoration
Kathleen M. McKernin
Art Direction
Lyn Matsuda Norton
Script Supervisor
Barbara Amato
Script Supervisor
Jane Prosnit
Production Coordinator
Brad R. Loman
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 13, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States
Genres
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Heat Wave is a 1990 American thriller-drama television film about the 1965 Los Angeles Watts Riots, directed by Kevin Hooks and starring Blair Underwood, Cicely Tyson, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery, and David Strathairn.
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