Heat Wave (1990)
Heat Wave
A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.
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Cicely Tyson
as Ruthana Richardson
as Ruthana Richardson
Blair Underwood
as Bob Richardson
as Bob Richardson
Sally Kirkland
as Mrs. Canfield
as Mrs. Canfield
James Earl Jones
as Junius Johnson
as Junius Johnson
Margaret Avery
as Roxie Turpin
as Roxie Turpin
David Strathairn
as Bill Thomas
as Bill Thomas
Glenn Plummer
as J.T. Turpin
as J.T. Turpin
Vondie Curtis-Hall
as Clifford Turpin
as Clifford Turpin
Paris Vaughan
as Lada
as Lada
Harold Pruett
as John Riggs
as John Riggs
Adam Arkin
as Art Berman
as Art Berman
Robert Hooks
as Reverend Brooks
as Reverend Brooks
Michael Greene
as Mr. Canfield
as Mr. Canfield
Charlie Korsmo
as Jason (age 12)
as Jason (age 12)
T.E. Russell
as Dominique Freeman
as Dominique Freeman
Stephanie Covington
as Florence Blake
as Florence Blake
Janice McElroy
as Rachel Freeman
as Rachel Freeman
Christopher M. Brown
as Reggie Freeman
as Reggie Freeman
Emily Yancy
as Guidance Counselor
as Guidance Counselor
Roger Grato III
as Jason (age 6)
as Jason (age 6)
Marilyn Coleman
as Cora
as Cora
Bebe Drake
as Winnie (as Bebe Drake-Massey)
as Winnie (as Bebe Drake-Massey)
Mark Rolston
as Officer Zekanis
as Officer Zekanis
Randy Kirby
as Lt. Keyes
as Lt. Keyes
Pepper Sweeney
as Spook Hunter
as Spook Hunter
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Klexius Kolby
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Kevin Hooks
Director
Director
Michael Lazarou
Writer
Writer
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Richard Hoover
Production Design
Production Design
Mark Irwin
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Debra Neil-Fisher
Editor
Editor
Donna Stamps
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Robi Reed
Casting
Casting
Kathleen M. McKernin
Art Direction
Art Direction
Brad R. Loman
Costume Design
Costume Design
Lyn Matsuda Norton
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Barbara Amato
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Jane Prosnit
Production Coordinator
Production Coordinator
Danny Feld
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Russell Williams II
Sound mixer
Sound mixer
Ron Horwitz
Supervising Sound Editor
Supervising Sound Editor
Kevin Spears
Supervising Sound Editor
Supervising Sound Editor
Albert Aquino
Boom Operator
Boom Operator
Jeffrey J. Haboush
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Herbick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
George Budd
Music Editor
Music Editor
Jophery C. Brown
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Doug Coleman
Stunts
Stunts
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
