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Heat Wave

Kevin Hooks

1990 • 1h 40m

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

Heat Wave

Cast

Cicely Tyson

Cicely TysonRuthana Richardson

Blair Underwood

Blair UnderwoodBob Richardson

Sally Kirkland

Sally KirklandMrs. Canfield

James Earl Jones

James Earl JonesJunius Johnson

Margaret Avery

Margaret AveryRoxie Turpin

David Strathairn

David StrathairnBill Thomas

Glenn Plummer

Glenn PlummerJ.T. Turpin

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-HallClifford Turpin

Paris Vaughan

Paris VaughanLada

Harold Pruett

Harold PruettJohn Riggs

Adam Arkin

Adam ArkinArt Berman

Robert Hooks

Robert HooksReverend Brooks

Michael Greene

Michael GreeneMr. Canfield

Charlie Korsmo

Charlie KorsmoJason (age 12)

T.E. Russell

T.E. RussellDominique Freeman

Crew

Kevin Hooks

Kevin HooksDirector

Robi Reed

Robi ReedCasting

Debra Neil-Fisher

Debra Neil-FisherEditor

Russell Williams II

Russell Williams IISound mixer

Mark Irwin

Mark IrwinDirector of Photography

Jophery C. Brown

Jophery C. BrownStunt Coordinator

Thomas Newman

Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer

Doug Coleman

Doug ColemanStunts

Sigurjón Sighvatsson

Sigurjón SighvatssonExecutive Producer

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