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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."

6.2/10 1h 40m Aug 13, 1990
History Drama TV Movie

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

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Movie Details

Original Title Heat Wave
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
Ruthana Richardson
Popularity: 0.9
Blair Underwood
Blair Underwood
Bob Richardson
Popularity: 2.1
Sally Kirkland
Sally Kirkland
Mrs. Canfield
Popularity: 1.7
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Junius Johnson
Popularity: 2.7
Margaret Avery
Margaret Avery
Roxie Turpin
Popularity: 2.8
David Strathairn
David Strathairn
Bill Thomas
Popularity: 3.3
Glenn Plummer
Glenn Plummer
J.T. Turpin
Popularity: 4.7
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Clifford Turpin
Popularity: 1.3
Paris Vaughan
Paris Vaughan
Lada
Popularity: 1.6
Harold Pruett
Harold Pruett
John Riggs
Popularity: 5.5
Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin
Art Berman
Popularity: 3.5
Robert Hooks
Robert Hooks
Reverend Brooks
Popularity: 5.4

Key Crew

Director Kevin Hooks
Editor Debra Neil-Fisher
Writer Michael Lazarou
Executive Producer Sigurjón Sighvatsson

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Keywords

los angeles, california urban setting

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Rating
6.2
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Based on 4 votes

Details
Release Date August 13, 1990
Runtime 1h 40m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
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