Heat Wave Part 1
Brief Synopsis
A dramatic re-enactment of the turbulent events of the 1965 Watts riots, as a reporter who moved from Alabama to Los Angeles in hopes of a better career finds himself at the heart of seething racial tensions. Filmed on location in the Watts section of Los Angeles.
Cast & Crew
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Kevin Hooks
Director
Blair Underwood
Cicely Tyson
James Earl Jones
Alan Johnson
Betty Cole
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Avnet/Kerner Company; Cinema Research Corporation; Horta Editorial & Sound; Warner Hollywood Studios
Distribution Company
Turner Home Entertainment Company; Turner Pictures Worldwide Distribution
Synopsis
A dramatic re-enactment of the turbulent events of the 1965 Watts riots, as a reporter who moved from Alabama to Los Angeles in hopes of a better career finds himself at the heart of seething racial tensions. Filmed on location in the Watts section of Los Angeles.
Director
Kevin Hooks
Director
Cast
Blair Underwood
Cicely Tyson
James Earl Jones
Alan Johnson
Betty Cole
Sally Kirkland
Michael Francis Clarke
Clifton Powell
Irvin Mosley
Roger Grato
Pepper Sweeney
Michael Milhoan
Herman Poppe
Shelly Lipkin
Robert Hooks
Paris Vaughan
Robert Neches
Glenn Plummer
Margaret Avery
Tom Patton
Vondie Curtis Hall
Charlie Korsmo
Stephanie Covington
Christopher J Brown
Bebe Drake-massey
David Strathairn
Mark Rolston
Harold P Pruett
Shavar Ross
Tim Hutchinson
Randy Kirby
Marilyn Coleman
Adam Arkin
Cliff Bemis
Jeannette Kerner
Kevin Mcdermott
T.e. Russell
Michael Greene
Emily Yancy
Janice Mcelroy
Jophery Brown
Erik Kilpatrick
Crew
Jon Avnet
Executive Producer
Debra Neil Fisher
Editor
Blair Gilbert
Line Producer
Steve Golin
Executive Producer
Martin Huberty
Associate Producer
Mark Irwin
Director Of Photography
Jordan Kerner
Executive Producer
Michael Lazarou
Screenplay
Lisa Lindstrom
Associate Producer
Matthew Loze
Coproducer
Robi Reed-humes
Casting
Joni Sighvatsson
Executive Producer
Robert Steinhauer
Line Producer
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Avnet/Kerner Company; Cinema Research Corporation; Horta Editorial & Sound; Warner Hollywood Studios
Distribution Company
Turner Home Entertainment Company; Turner Pictures Worldwide Distribution
