Product Details

• Actors: Adam Arkin, Margaret Avery, Christopher M. Brown, Stephanie Covington, Vondie Curtis-Hall
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Turner Home Ent
• DVD Release Date: January 10, 2006
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BNTMEG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,453 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Heat Wave" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A young African-American messenger for the Los Angeles Times volunteers to cover the Watts riot alone after white reporters had to run for their lives.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: UN
Release Date: 10-JAN-2006
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Movie, June 2, 2005

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the cell guru "jbmegs" (CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heat Wave [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is truly an amazing movie about the Watts riots in Los Angeles in 1965. It focuses on Bob Richardson, the LA Times messenger who phoned in reports from the riot scene as they happened. But it also tells the story of the people who got swept up in the violence and hate and of the innocent bystanders who were in the wrong place at the wrong time. A very accurate portrayal with amazing performances.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CORRECT PRODUCT DESCRIPTION for this very fine film, January 17, 2006

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Song & story lover (Midwest, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heat Wave [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The 'Description' under Amazon's Editorial Reviews noted above is incorrect. This is not a musical but a penetrating drama of the 1960's that was a made-for-TV movie. Here is the correct product description:

A powerful, fact-based drama set against the backdrop of the Watts riots of 1965. An aspiring black journalist, Bob Richardson (Blair Underwood), works as a messenger for the Los Angeles Times. After tensions flare in Watts, violence breaks out and Richardson gets a shot at the big time, reporting on the events and demanding change in the Civil Rights Movement.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive, January 12, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Heat Wave [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Clearly, the definitive film on one of America's most pivotal events in its long and difficult racial history. Informative yet always entertaining. Well written and well played.