Heat Wave

1990

1h 40m

6.2

6.2/10

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"The Watts uprising of '65 turned the police into killers... a community into ashes... and a young black journalist into a hero."

Overview

A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

los angeles, california urban setting

Quick Facts

Release Date	August 13, 1990
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0099751

Cast

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

Robert Hooks

Reverend Brooks

Key Crew

Kevin Hooks

Director

Michael Lazarou

Writer

Sigurjón Sighvatsson

Executive Producer