Heat Wave (1990)
- Directed by
- Kevin Hooks
- Genre
- drama film, thriller, action film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A journalist investigates the events leading up to the 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles. The film follows his efforts to report on the racial tensions and injustices that sparked the uprising.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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