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Director
  
Kevin Hooks

First episode date
  
1990

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

6.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama, History

Network
  
TNT

Writer
  
Michael Lazarou

Language
  
English

Heat Wave (1990 film) movie poster

Release date
  
August 13, 1990

Cast
  
Cicely Tyson
(Ruthana Richardson),
Blair Underwood
(Bob Richardson),
James Earl Jones
(Junius Johnson)

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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.

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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

    • References

    Heat Wave (1990 film) Wikipedia
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    Heat Wave (1990 film) IMDb Heat Wave (1990 film) themoviedb.org


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