Heat Wave (1990 film)

Heat Wave
Directed by	Kevin Hooks
Produced by	Jon Avnet Jordan Kerner Steve Golin Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Written by	Michael Lazarou
Starring	Blair Underwood Cicely Tyson James Earl Jones Margaret Avery David Strathairn
Music by	Thomas Newman
Cinematography	Mark Irwin
Edited by	Debra Neil
Production company	Propaganda Films Avnet/Kerner Productions The Kerner Entertainment Company
Distributed by	TNT
Release dates	August 13, 1990
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Heat Wave is a 1990 American action-thriller television film about 1965 Los Angeles Watts Riots, directed by Kevin Hooks and starring Blair Underwood, Cicely Tyson, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery, and David Strathairn.

Cast

• Blair Underwood as Robert Richardson
• Cicely Tyson as Ruthana Richardson
• James Earl Jones as Junius Johnson
• Margaret Avery as Roxie Turpin
• David Strathairn as Bill Thomas
• Glenn Plummer as J.T. Turpin
• Vondie Curtis-Hall as Clifford Turpin
• Adam Arkin as Art Berman
• Charlie Korsmo as 12-year-old Jason
• Sally Kirkland as Mrs. Canfield
• Mark Rolston as Officer Zekanis

Awards and nominations

CableACE Awards

• Actress in a Movie or Miniseries – Cicely Tyson – won
• Editing a Dramatic or Theatrical Special/Movie or Miniseries – Debra Neil – won
• Movie or Miniseries – Jon Avnet, Jordan Kerner, Steve Golin, and Sigurjón Sighvatsson – won
• Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries – James Earl Jones – won
• Directing a Movie or Miniseries – Kevin Hooks – nominated

Emmy Award

• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special – James Earl Jones – won

Writers Guild of America

• Original Long Form – Michael Lazarou – nominated

External links

• Heat Wave at IMDb