Heatwave!

Heatwave! (1974)

It's been 122 degrees for the last two weeks...the rivers are going dry...the power's been knocked out...a sweltering city is grinding to a halt...and for a man and his pregnant wife the worst is yet to come.

A devastating heatwave hits the Los Angeles area and a young expecting couple try to evade it by escaping to a mountain resort town.

Date of release
1974-01-26
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Director
Jerry Jameson

Casting

Interesting facts

Heatwave! is an American disaster movie that was broadcast on the ABC television network on January 26, 1974. It was an ABC Movie of the Week. Its running time was 90 minutes. The film was directed by Jerry Jameson, produced by Herbert F. Solow and Harve Bennett. Ben Murphy, Bonnie Bedelia, Lew Ayres, and David Huddleston starred in the made-for-TV move. John Anderson, Dana Elcar, Robert Hogan, Janit Baldwin, Lionel Johnston, and Clete Roberts had supporting roles.

Production

Due to the complete lack of budget, a lot of things happen off screen. There are mentions of forest fires and constant references to brown outs’’.

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