About Heat Wave
- Released on August 13, 1990
A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.
Full Cast of Heat Wave
Cicely Tyson plays Ruthana Richardson
Blair Underwood plays Bob Richardson
Sally Kirkland plays Mrs. Canfield
James Earl Jones plays Junius Johnson
Margaret Avery plays Roxie Turpin
David Strathairn plays Bill Thomas
Glenn Plummer plays J.T. Turpin
Vondie Curtis-Hall plays Clifford Turpin
Paris Vaughan plays Lada
Harold Pruett plays John Riggs
Adam Arkin plays Art Berman
Robert Hooks plays Reverend Brooks
Michael Greene plays Mr. Canfield
Charlie Korsmo plays Jason (age 12)
T.E. Russell plays Dominique Freeman
Stephanie Covington plays Florence Blake
Janice McElroy plays Rachel Freeman
Christopher M. Brown plays Reggie Freeman
Emily Yancy plays Guidance Counselor
Roger Grato III plays Jason (age 6)
Marilyn Coleman plays Cora
Bebe Drake plays Winnie (as Bebe Drake-Massey)
Mark Rolston plays Officer Zekanis
Randy Kirby plays Lt. Keyes
Pepper Sweeney plays Spook Hunter
Crew of Heat Wave
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Sound
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Directing
Costume & Make-Up
Writing
Editing
- Cicely Tyson
- Blair Underwood
- Sally Kirkland
- James Earl Jones
- Margaret Avery
- David Strathairn
- Glenn Plummer
- Vondie Curtis-Hall
- Paris Vaughan
- Harold Pruett
- Adam Arkin
- Robert Hooks
- Michael Greene
- Charlie Korsmo
- T.E. Russell
- Stephanie Covington
- Janice McElroy
- Christopher M. Brown
- Emily Yancy
- Roger Grato III
- Marilyn Coleman
- Bebe Drake
- Mark Rolston
- Randy Kirby
- Pepper Sweeney