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

Heat Wave
GenreDrama
History
Written byMichael Lazarou
Directed byKevin Hooks
StarringCicely Tyson
Blair Underwood
James Earl Jones
Margaret Avery
David Strathairn
Glenn Plummer
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Paris Vaughan
Sally Kirkland
Music byThomas Newman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersJon Avnet
Jordan Kerner
Steve Golin
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
ProducersJon Avnet
Jordan Kerner
Production locationsBeverly Hills
South Central Los Angeles
CinematographyMark Irwin
EditorDebra Neil
Running time92 minutes
Production companiesPropaganda Films
Avnet/Kerner Productions
The Kerner Entertainment Company
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseAugust 13, 1990 (1990-08-13)

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Awards and nominations

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CableACE Awards
Emmy Award
  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special – James Earl Jones – won
Writers Guild of America
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