Heat Wave (1990)

Synopsis: The promise of better race relations and economic prosperity lure a young man from Alabama to the Watts District of Los Angeles in 1965. After landing a job as a messenger for the L.A. Times, he... The promise of better race relations and economic prosperity lure a young man from Alabama to the Watts District of Los Angeles in 1965. After landing a job as a messenger for the L.A. Times, he becomes responsible for much of the reporting that won the paper a Pulitzer Prize when a minor traffic arrest by two white officers sets off a week of brutal rioting on August 11, 1965. [More]

Starring: Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland

Starring: Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, Christopher M. Brown

Director: Kevin Hooks

Director: Kevin Hooks

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