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Heat Wave Cast & Characters

Heat Wave (1990) stars Cicely Tyson as Ruthana Richardson, Blair Underwood as Bob Richardson and Sally Kirkland as Mrs. Canfield. The drama movie was released August 13, 1990. Below is the full cast and crew.

1990 · 1h 40m 68 Audience

Available on Apple TV

Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

Kevin Hooks

Screenplay

Michael Lazarou

Producers

Sigurjón Sighvatsson

Music

Thomas Newman

Cinematography

Mark Irwin

Editor

Debra Neil-Fisher

Production design

Richard Hoover

Costume design

Brad R. Loman

Casting

Robi Reed

Full cast

26 cast members

Ruthana Richardson

Blair Underwood

James Earl Jones

David Strathairn

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Clifford Turpin

Reverend Brooks

Dominique Freeman

Stephanie Covington

Florence Blake

Janice McElroy

Rachel Freeman

Christopher M. Brown

Guidance Counselor

Roger Grato III

Jason (age 6)

Marilyn Coleman

Winnie (as Bebe Drake-Massey)

Officer Zekanis

Crew by department

26 crew members

Directing

Director of Photography

Writing

Michael Lazarou

Writer

Production

Sigurjón Sighvatsson

Executive Producer

Production Coordinator

Camera

Danny Feld

Still Photographer

Editing

Debra Neil-Fisher

Sound

Russell Williams II

Donald O. Mitchell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jeffrey J. Haboush

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Supervising Sound Editor

Michael Herbick

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Supervising Sound Editor

Music

Original Music Composer

Art

Kathleen M. McKernin

Production Design

Costume & Makeup

Brad R. Loman

Costume Design

Casting

Other

Script Supervisor

Jophery C. Brown

Stunt Coordinator

Lyn Matsuda Norton

Script Supervisor