Heat Wave
Directed by Kevin HooksThe events that led to the 1965 race riots in Watts, Los Angeles, are covered by a black messenger-turned-reporter at the L.A. Times, as he was one of the first correspondents to arrive at the scene. The movie also follows the troubled times he, his family and friends went through in one of the most tense and sad moments in American history.
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Heat Wave was released on 13 augusti 1990.
Heat Wave was directed by Kevin Hooks.
Heat Wave has a runtime of 1h 40m.
Heat Wave was produced by Robi Reed, Jane Prosnit, Sigurjón Sighvatsson.
The events that led to the 1965 race riots in Watts, Los Angeles, are covered by a black messenger-turned-reporter at the L.A. Times, as he was one of the first correspondents to arrive at the scene. The movie also follows the troubled times he, his family and friends went through in one of the most tense and sad moments in American history.
The key characters in Heat Wave are Ruthana Richardson (Cicely Tyson), Bob Richardson (Blair Underwood), Mrs. Canfield (Sally Kirkland).
Heat Wave is rated R.
Heat Wave is a Drama, Historisk, TV-film film.
Heat Wave has an audience rating of 6.8 out of 10.