Heat Wave (1990)

Heat Wave (1990)

The Watts uprising of '65 turned the police into killers... a community into ashes... and a young black journalist into a hero. 1990-08-13 100 Min. PG-13
6.2 4 votes

Overview

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

Cast

Cicely Tyson is Ruthana Richardson
Ruthana Richardson
Blair Underwood is Bob Richardson
Bob Richardson
Sally Kirkland is Mrs. Canfield
Mrs. Canfield
James Earl Jones is Junius Johnson
Junius Johnson
Margaret Avery is Roxie Turpin
Roxie Turpin
David Strathairn is Bill Thomas
Bill Thomas
Glenn Plummer is J.T. Turpin
J.T. Turpin
Vondie Curtis-Hall is Clifford Turpin
Clifford Turpin
Paris Vaughan is Lada
Lada
Harold Pruett is John Riggs
John Riggs
Adam Arkin is Art Berman
Art Berman
Robert Hooks is Reverend Brooks
Reverend Brooks

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