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Heat Wave (1990 film)
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Wikipedia article
'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.
Cast
* Blair Underwood as Robert Richardson
* Cicely Tyson as Ruthana Richardson
* James Earl Jones as Junius Johnson
* Margaret Avery as Roxie Turpin
* David Strathairn as Bill Thomas
* Glenn Plummer as J.T. Turpin
* Vondie Curtis-Hall as Clifford Turpin
* Paris Vaughan as Lada
* Adam Arkin as Art Berman
* Charlie Korsmo as 12-year-old Jason
* Sally Kirkland as Mrs. Canfield
* Mark Rolston as Officer Zekanis
* Robert Hooks as Reverend Brooks
* T.E. Russell as Dominique Freeman
Awards and nominations
;CableACE Awards
* Actress in a Movie or Miniseries Cicely Tyson won
* Editing a Dramatic or Theatrical Special/Movie or Miniseries Debra Neil won
* Movie or Miniseries Jon Avnet, Jordan Kerner, Steve Golin, and Sigurjn Sighvatsson won
* Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries James Earl Jones won
* Directing a Movie or Miniseries Kevin Hooks nominated
;Emmy Award
* Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special James Earl Jones won
;Writers Guild of America
* Original Long Form Michael Lazarou nominated
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