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Brief Synopsis
A television movie about the 1965 riots in the Watts section of Los Angeles. Recreates the experiences of Bob Richardson, a young Los Angeles Times messenger who covered the riots and subsequently became the paper's first African-American reporter.
Cast & Crew
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Kevin Hooks
Director
Blair Underwood
Cicely Tyson
Sally Kirkland
Margaret Avery
Adam Arkin
Film Details
Also Known As
Burn, Baby
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1990
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A television movie about the 1965 riots in the Watts section of Los Angeles. Recreates the experiences of Bob Richardson, a young Los Angeles Times messenger who covered the riots and subsequently became the paper's first African-American reporter.
Director
Kevin Hooks
Director
Cast
Blair Underwood
Cicely Tyson
Sally Kirkland
Margaret Avery
Adam Arkin
Jophery Brown
David Strathairn
Mark Rolston
James Earl Jones
Pepper Sweeney
Cliff Bemis
T.e. Russell
Glenn Plummer
Erik Kilpatrick
Stephanie Covington
Shavar Ross
Randy Kirby
Tom Patton
Irvin Mosley
Kevin Mcdermott
Christopher J Brown
Michael Francis Clarke
Bebe Drake
Alan Johnson
Robert Neches
Robert Hooks
Vondie Curtis Hall
Michael Milhoan
Jeannette Kerner
Marilyn Coleman
Janice Mcelroy
Shelly Lipkin
Emily Yancy
Herman Poppe
Betty Cole
Charlie Korsmo
Michael Greene
Clifton Powell
Roger Grato
Tim Hutchinson
Harold P Pruett
Paris Vaughan
Crew
Barbara Amato
Script Supervisor
Jon Avnet
Executive Producer
Jophery Brown
Stunt Coordinator
Thomas Carter
Executive Consultant
Alvechia Ewing
Makeup Artist
Debra Neil Fisher
Editor
Blair Gilbert
Line Producer
Blair Gilbert
Production Manager
Steve Golin
Executive Producer
John E Gray
Special Effects
John E Gray
Special Effects Coordinator
Richard Hoover
Production Designer
Ron Horwitz
Sound Editor
Martin Huberty
Associate Producer
Mark Irwin
Director Of Photography
J W Jergensen
Consultant
Eric P Jones
Assistant Director
Jordan Kerner
Executive Producer
Janet Lawson
Post-Production Supervisor
Michael Lazarou
Screenplay
Lisa Lindstrom
Associate Producer
Brad R Loman
Costume Designer
Matthew Loze
Coproducer
Kathleen Mckernin
Art Director
Thomas Newman
Music
Lyn Norton-matsuda
Script Supervisor
Ken Peterson
Transportation Coordinator
Robi Reed-humes
Casting
Bob Richardson
Consultant
Joni Sighvatsson
Executive Producer
Donna Stamps
Set Decorator
Robert Steinhauer
Line Producer
Robert Steinhauer
Production Manager
Ann Wadlington
Hair
Don Wilkerson
Assistant Director
Russell Williams
Sound Mixer
Film Details
Also Known As
Burn, Baby
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1990
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States August 13, 1990
Aired in United States January 23, 1991
Released in United States on Video December 28, 1994
Released in United States on Video January 23, 1991
Previous title: "Burn, Baby, Burn."
Began shooting April 23, 1990.
Completed shooting May 18, 1990.
