United States / Aug 13, 1990
The Watts uprising of '65 turned the police into killers... a community into ashes... and a young black journalist into a hero.
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vondie Curtis-Hall | Clifford Turpin |
| Paris Vaughan | Lada |
| Harold Pruett | John Riggs |
| Adam Arkin | Art Berman |
| Robert Hooks | Reverend Brooks |
| Michael Greene | Mr. Canfield |
| Charlie Korsmo | Jason (age 12) |
| T.E. Russell | Dominique Freeman |
| Stephanie Covington | Florence Blake |
| Janice McElroy | Rachel Freeman |
| Christopher M. Brown | Reggie Freeman |
| Emily Yancy | Guidance Counselor |
| Roger Grato III | Jason (age 6) |
| Marilyn Coleman | Cora |
| Bebe Drake | Winnie (as Bebe Drake-Massey) |
| Mark Rolston | Officer Zekanis |
| Randy Kirby | Lt. Keyes |
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| Pepper Sweeney | Spook Hunter |
Genres
HistoryDramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Heat Wave |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 13 agosto 1990 |
| Executive producer | Sigurjón Sighvatsson |
| Writer | Michael Lazarou |
| Casting | Robi Reed |
| Editing | Debra Neil-Fisher |
| Cinematography | Mark Irwin, Danny Feld |
| Assistant directors | Kevin Hooks, Lyn Matsuda Norton, Barbara Amato |
| Camera operators | Mark Irwin, Danny Feld |
| Additional photography | Mark Irwin, Danny Feld |
| Production design | Richard Hoover, Kathleen M. McKernin, Donna Stamps |
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| Art direction | Kathleen M. McKernin, Richard Hoover, Donna Stamps |
| Set decoration | Donna Stamps, Kathleen M. McKernin, Richard Hoover |
| Stunts | Jophery C. Brown, Doug Coleman |
| Music | Thomas Newman, Russell Williams II, Kevin Spears, Michael Herbick, Donald O. Mitchell, Ron Horwitz, George Budd, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Albert Aquino |
| Sound | Russell Williams II, Kevin Spears, Michael Herbick, Donald O. Mitchell, Thomas Newman, Ron Horwitz, George Budd, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Albert Aquino |
| Costume design | Brad R. Loman, Klexius Kolby |
| Makeup | Klexius Kolby, Brad R. Loman |
| Hairstyling | Klexius Kolby, Brad R. Loman |
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