Heat Wave (1990)
Overview
A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.266 |
Directed By
Kevin Hooks
Crew
Klexius Kolby
Kevin Hooks
Robi Reed
Kathleen M. McKernin
Jane Prosnit
Michael Lazarou
Brad R. Loman
Debra Neil-Fisher
Lyn Matsuda Norton
Russell Williams II
Mark Irwin
Kevin Spears
Jophery C. Brown
Richard Hoover
Donna Stamps
Barbara Amato
Michael Herbick
Donald O. Mitchell
Thomas Newman
Ron Horwitz
George Budd
Danny Feld
Jeffrey J. Haboush
Albert Aquino
Doug Coleman
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
TOP CAST
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
Michael Greene
Mr. Canfield
Charlie Korsmo
Jason (age 12)
T.E. Russell
Dominique Freeman
Stephanie Covington
Florence Blake
Janice McElroy
Rachel Freeman
Christopher M. Brown
Reggie Freeman
Emily Yancy
Guidance Counselor
Roger Grato III
Jason (age 6)
Marilyn Coleman
Cora
Bebe Drake
Winnie (as Bebe Drake-Massey)
Mark Rolston
Officer Zekanis
Randy Kirby
Lt. Keyes
Pepper Sweeney
Spook Hunter
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