Overview

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

Cast

Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood, Sally Kirkland, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery, David Strathairn, Glenn Plummer, Vondie Curtis-Hall

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What is "Heat Wave" about?

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

When was "Heat Wave" released?

Heat Wave was released in 1990.

Who stars in "Heat Wave"?

The cast includes Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood, Sally Kirkland, James Earl Jones.