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.
Plot Summary
A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.
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Full Cast & Characters
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
Director & Crew
Kevin Hooks
Director
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What is the TMDB rating of Heat Wave?
It has a TMDB rating of 6.8/10 based on 5 votes.
Who directed Heat Wave?
Heat Wave was directed by Kevin Hooks and released in 1990.
How long is Heat Wave?
Heat Wave has a runtime of 1 hours and 40 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1990-08-13
- Status
- Released