Heat Wave Part 2
Brief Synopsis
A dramatic re-enactment of the turbulent events of the 1965 Watts riots, as a reporter who moved from Alabama to Los Angeles in hopes of a better career finds himself at the heart of seething racial tensions. Filmed on location in the Watts section of Los Angeles.
Cast & Crew
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Kevin Hooks
Director
Blair Underwood
Cicely Tyson
James Earl Jones
Randy Kirby
Charlie Korsmo
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Avnet/Kerner Company; Cinema Research Corporation; Horta Editorial & Sound; Warner Hollywood Studios
Distribution Company
Turner Home Entertainment Company; Turner Pictures Worldwide Distribution
Synopsis
A dramatic re-enactment of the turbulent events of the 1965 Watts riots, as a reporter who moved from Alabama to Los Angeles in hopes of a better career finds himself at the heart of seething racial tensions. Filmed on location in the Watts section of Los Angeles.
Director
Kevin Hooks
Director
Cast
Blair Underwood
Cicely Tyson
James Earl Jones
Randy Kirby
Charlie Korsmo
Tim Hutchinson
Glenn Plummer
Christopher J Brown
Roger Grato
Marilyn Coleman
Kevin Mcdermott
Emily Yancy
Tom Patton
Robert Hooks
Vondie Curtis Hall
T.e. Russell
Alan Johnson
Harold P Pruett
Robert Neches
Janice Mcelroy
Michael Milhoan
David Strathairn
Pepper Sweeney
Shelly Lipkin
Margaret Avery
Clifton Powell
Shavar Ross
Jophery Brown
Betty Cole
Michael Francis Clarke
Irvin Mosley
Adam Arkin
Stephanie Covington
Bebe Drake-massey
Cliff Bemis
Herman Poppe
Paris Vaughan
Erik Kilpatrick
Mark Rolston
Sally Kirkland
Michael Greene
Jeannette Kerner
Crew
Jon Avnet
Executive Producer
Debra Neil Fisher
Editor
Blair Gilbert
Line Producer
Steve Golin
Executive Producer
Martin Huberty
Associate Producer
Mark Irwin
Director Of Photography
Jordan Kerner
Executive Producer
Michael Lazarou
Screenplay
Lisa Lindstrom
Associate Producer
Matthew Loze
Coproducer
Robi Reed-humes
Casting
Joni Sighvatsson
Executive Producer
Robert Steinhauer
Line Producer
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Avnet/Kerner Company; Cinema Research Corporation; Horta Editorial & Sound; Warner Hollywood Studios
Distribution Company
Turner Home Entertainment Company; Turner Pictures Worldwide Distribution
