

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.
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 IMDb rating of Heat Wave?
It has an IMDb 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





