Heat Wave (1990 film)
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| genre = Drama
History
| director = Kevin Hooks
| executive_producer = Jon Avnet
Jordan Kerner
Steve Golin
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
| producer = Jon Avnet
Jordan Kerner
| writer = Michael Lazarou
| starring = Cicely Tyson
Blair Underwood
James Earl Jones
Margaret Avery
David Strathairn
Glenn Plummer
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Paris Vaughan
Sally Kirkland
| music = Thomas Newman
| cinematography = Mark Irwin
| editor = Debra Neil
| location = Beverly Hills
South Central Los Angeles
| company = Propaganda Films
Avnet/Kerner Productions
The Kerner Entertainment Company
| network = TNT
| released = {{Start date|1990|08|13}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
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.
Cast
- 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
- 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
External links
- {{IMDb title|0099751|Heat Wave}}
{{Kevin Hooks}}
Category:1990 television films
Category:American thriller films
Category:American thriller television films
Category:American films based on actual events
Category:African-American drama films
Category:Drama films based on actual events
Category:American drama television films
Category:Films directed by Kevin Hooks
Category:Films scored by Thomas Newman
Category:Films set in Los Angeles
Category:Films shot in Los Angeles
Category:Television films based on actual events
Category:Thriller films based on actual events
Category:TNT (American TV network) original films
Category:1990s English-language films
Category:English-language thriller films
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