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Heat Wave (1990)

1990-08-13 · 1h 40m · EN
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The Watts uprising of '65 turned the police into killers... a community into ashes... and a young black journalist into a hero.

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

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Kevin HooksDirectorMichael LazarouWriter

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Cicely TysonCicely TysonRuthana RichardsonBlair UnderwoodBlair UnderwoodBob RichardsonSally KirklandSally KirklandMrs. CanfieldJames Earl JonesJames Earl JonesJunius JohnsonMargaret AveryMargaret AveryRoxie TurpinDavid StrathairnDavid StrathairnBill ThomasGlenn PlummerGlenn PlummerJ.T. TurpinVondie Curtis-HallVondie Curtis-HallClifford TurpinParis VaughanParis VaughanLadaHarold PruettHarold PruettJohn RiggsAdam ArkinAdam ArkinArt BermanRobert HooksRobert HooksReverend Brooks

Keywords

Los angeles, californiaUrban setting

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · HistoryTheme affinityLos Angeles California · Urban SettingDialogue densityDramaDirector preference166767Actor preference124347 · 227918 · 36656Country preferenceUs

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

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Heat Wave has a runtime of 100 minutes.

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