Heat Wave

Heat Wave

Release: 1990 | Community Score: 62%

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

Cast

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Ruthana Richardson
Blair Underwood

Blair Underwood

Bob Richardson
Sally Kirkland

Sally Kirkland

Mrs. Canfield
James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Junius Johnson
Margaret Avery

Margaret Avery

Roxie Turpin
David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Bill Thomas
Glenn Plummer

Glenn Plummer

J.T. Turpin
Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Clifford Turpin
Paris Vaughan

Paris Vaughan

Lada
Harold Pruett

Harold Pruett

John Riggs
Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

Art Berman
Robert Hooks

Robert Hooks

Reverend Brooks
Michael Greene

Michael Greene

Mr. Canfield
Charlie Korsmo

Charlie Korsmo

Jason (age 12)
T.E. Russell

T.E. Russell

Dominique Freeman
Stephanie Covington

Stephanie Covington

Florence Blake
Janice McElroy

Janice McElroy

Rachel Freeman
Christopher M. Brown

Christopher M. Brown

Reggie Freeman
Emily Yancy

Emily Yancy

Guidance Counselor
Roger Grato III

Roger Grato III

Jason (age 6)
Marilyn Coleman

Marilyn Coleman

Cora
Bebe Drake

Bebe Drake

Winnie (as Bebe Drake-Massey)
Mark Rolston

Mark Rolston

Officer Zekanis
Randy Kirby

Randy Kirby

Lt. Keyes
Pepper Sweeney

Pepper Sweeney

Spook Hunter