History ·Drama ·TV Movie · 1990 · 1h 40m

Heat Wave

Heat Wave poster

Director

Cast

Cicely Tyson as Ruthana Richardson Blair Underwood as Bob Richardson Sally Kirkland as Mrs. Canfield James Earl Jones as Junius Johnson Margaret Avery as Roxie Turpin David Strathairn as Bill Thomas

Crew

Mark Irwin — Director of Photography Debra Neil-Fisher — Editor Thomas Newman — Original Music Composer Michael Lazarou — Writer Richard Hoover — Production Design Brad R. Loman — Costume Design

Tagline

The Watts uprising of '65 turned the police into killers... a community into ashes... and a young black journalist into a hero.

Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes

los angeles, california urban setting

Key Collaborators

Kevin Hooks Director Mark Irwin Director of Photography Debra Neil-Fisher Editor Thomas Newman Original Music Composer Michael Lazarou Writer Richard Hoover Production Design Brad R. Loman Costume Design

Follow the Thread

Kevin Hooks directed Heat Wave. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

Kevin Hooks's filmography → More History → More Drama → More TV Movie → Mark Irwin's cinematography →

Agent-readable