Heat Wave (1990)
The Watts uprising of '65 turned the police into killers... a community into ashes... and a young black journalist into a hero.
A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Genre: History, Drama, TV Movie
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: August 13, 1990
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
Screenplay
Music: Thomas Newman
Cinematography: Mark Irwin
Editing: Debra Neil-Fisher
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
los angeles, california, urban setting
More Films by Director: Kevin Hooks
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Heat Wave about?
- A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.
- Who directed Heat Wave?
- Heat Wave was directed by Kevin Hooks.
- Who stars in Heat Wave?
- Heat Wave stars Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood, Sally Kirkland, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery, David Strathairn.
- How long is Heat Wave?
- Heat Wave has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is Heat Wave?
- Heat Wave is a History, Drama, TV Movie film.