Heat Wave is a 1990 American thriller-drama television film about the 1965 Los Angeles Watts Riots, directed by Kevin Hooks and starring Blair Underwood, Cicely Tyson, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery, and David Strathairn.
| Heat Wave | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama History |
| Written by | Michael Lazarou |
| Directed by | Kevin Hooks |
| Starring | Cicely Tyson Blair Underwood James Earl Jones Margaret Avery David Strathairn Glenn Plummer Vondie Curtis-Hall Paris Vaughan Sally Kirkland |
| Music by | Thomas Newman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jon Avnet Jordan Kerner Steve Golin Sigurjón Sighvatsson |
| Producers | Jon Avnet Jordan Kerner |
| Production locations | Beverly Hills South Central Los Angeles |
| Cinematography | Mark Irwin |
| Editor | Debra Neil |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Production companies | Propaganda Films Avnet/Kerner Productions The Kerner Entertainment Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | TNT |
| Release | August 13, 1990 |
Cast
edit- Blair Underwood as Robert Richardson
- Cicely Tyson as Ruthana Richardson
- James Earl Jones as Junius Johnson
- Margaret Avery as Roxie Turpin
- David Strathairn as Bill Thomas
- Glenn Plummer as J.T. Turpin
- Vondie Curtis-Hall as Clifford Turpin
- Paris Vaughan as Lada
- Adam Arkin as Art Berman
- Charlie Korsmo as 12-year-old Jason
- Sally Kirkland as Mrs. Canfield
- Mark Rolston as Officer Zekanis
- Robert Hooks as Reverend Brooks
- T.E. Russell as Dominique Freeman
Awards and nominations
edit- Actress in a Movie or Miniseries – Cicely Tyson – won
- Editing a Dramatic or Theatrical Special/Movie or Miniseries – Debra Neil – won
- Movie or Miniseries – Jon Avnet, Jordan Kerner, Steve Golin, and Sigurjón Sighvatsson – won
- Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries – James Earl Jones – won
- Directing a Movie or Miniseries – Kevin Hooks – nominated
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special – James Earl Jones – won
- Original Long Form – Michael Lazarou – nominated
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