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Heat Wave (1990 film)
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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.
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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
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Awards and nominations
- 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 Sigurjón Sighvatsson – won
- Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries – James Earl Jones – won
- Directing a Movie or Miniseries – Kevin Hooks – nominated
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special – James Earl Jones – won
- Original Long Form – Michael Lazarou – nominated
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