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Heat Wave

Heat Wave

IMDb 6.8·1990·1h 40m·movie·History, Drama, TV Movie

Directed by Kevin Hooks

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Synopsis

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

Cast

Main cast
Cicely Tyson portrait

Cicely Tyson

Ruthana Richardson

Blair Underwood portrait

Blair Underwood

Bob Richardson

Sally Kirkland portrait

Sally Kirkland

Mrs. Canfield

James Earl Jones portrait

James Earl Jones

Junius Johnson

Margaret Avery portrait

Margaret Avery

Roxie Turpin

David Strathairn portrait

David Strathairn

Bill Thomas

Glenn Plummer portrait

Glenn Plummer

J.T. Turpin

Vondie Curtis-Hall portrait

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Clifford Turpin

Paris Vaughan portrait

Paris Vaughan

Lada

Harold Pruett portrait

Harold Pruett

John Riggs

Adam Arkin portrait

Adam Arkin

Art Berman

Robert Hooks portrait

Robert Hooks

Reverend Brooks

Where to watch

Amazon VideoApple TV StoreFandango At Home

Availability in US. Links open viewing options on TMDb. Data from JustWatch.

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