Heat Wave

Name: Heat Wave
Director: Kevin Hooks
Genre: History, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1990-08-13
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood, Sally Kirkland, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery

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1990 · 100 min · History · Drama · TV Movie · TMDB 6.8/10

Overview

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

Directed by Kevin Hooks

Cast

Cicely Tyson — Ruthana Richardson
Blair Underwood — Bob Richardson
Sally Kirkland — Mrs. Canfield
James Earl Jones — Junius Johnson
Margaret Avery — Roxie Turpin