| “ | On top of everything else, we really need this heat, right? | ” |
| - Frank Taylor |
- For the Movie Jo Night presentation, see MJN - Heatwave!.
Heatwave! is a 1974 made-for-TV drama.
Plot[]
As a heat wave hits their city, Frank Taylor and his pregnant wife Laura try to survive under increasing pressure.
Cast[]
- Ben Murphy as Frank Taylor
- Bonnie Bedelia as Laura Taylor
- David Huddleston as Arnold Brady
- Lew Ayres as Dr. Grayson
- Lionel Johnston as Jerry Roberts
- John Anderson as Toler
- Dana Elcar as Prescott
- Robert Hogan as Harry Powers
- Janit Baldwin as Susan
Notes[]
- Originally broadcast as the ABC network Movie of the Week.
- The film's title card includes an exclamation point. This punctuation was not present in all of the promotional material (some of which also depicted the title as two words).
- Producer Herbert F. Solow, Executive Producer Harve Bennett and composer Fred Steiner all worked on the Star Trek franchise.
MST3K Connections[]
- Director Jerry Jameson was also director for Superdome and It Lives by Night.
- Ben Murphy also portrayed Prof. Doug McCadden in Being from Another Planet and Sam Casey in Riding with Death.
- Lew Ayres also portrayed Prof. Dylan MacAuley in Stranded in Space.
- Dana Elcar also portrayed George Woodruff in San Francisco International.
- Joseph V. Perry (counterman) also portrayed a merchant in Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II.
- Executive producer Harve Bennett was also executive producer for Riding with Death.
- Composer Fred Steiner was also stock music composer for Teenagers from Outer Space.
- Cinematographer Enzo A. Martinelli was also cinematographer for Riding with Death.
- Editor J. Terry Williams was also editor for Superdome.