Length: 92 min'
Director: Michael Roemer
Directed by Michael Roemer
Script: Michael Roemer, Robert M. Young
Producers: Robert M. Young, Robert Rubin, Michael Roemer
Cinematography: Robert M. Young
Editing: Luke Bennett
Sound: Al Gramaglia, Robert Rubin
Music: Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, The Miracles, The Marvelettes, Mary Wells.
Cast: Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Julius Harris, Yaphet Kotto, Gloria Foster, Martin Priest, Leonard Parker, Stanley Greene.
On a night out, while stogey-puffing co-worker Yaphet Kotto (Alien) memorably plays pinball to the beat of Martha Reeves’ “Heat Wave,” railroad man/single dad Ivan Dixon meets preacher’s daughter Abbey Lincoln and tries to build a dignified life. With rich b&w photography (by Roemer’s producing partner Robert M. Young), a vintage Motown soundtrack, and low-key performances by a soon-to-be-eminent cast. (Film Forum)
New Restoration Spanish premiere