---
title: 'Heatwave (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Phillip Noyce'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/heatwave-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084059/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Heatwave (1982)

1982 · 91 min · Drama, Thriller · Australia


## Synopsis

Heatwave is a 1982 Australian film directed by Phillip Noyce based on the murder of Juanita Nielsen. It was the second of two films inspired by the story that came out at that time, the first being The Killing of Angel Street (1981).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Phillip Noyce](https://cinepixo.com/people/phillip-noyce)
- **Screenplay:** [Phillip Noyce](https://cinepixo.com/people/phillip-noyce), [Marc Rosenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-rosenberg), [Mark Stiles](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-stiles)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cameron Allan](https://cinepixo.com/people/cameron-allan)
- **Producer:** [Hilary Linstead](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilary-linstead)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vince Monton](https://cinepixo.com/people/vince-monton)
- **Editor:** [John Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-scott-2)

## Cast

- [John Gregg](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gregg)
- [John Meillon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-meillon)
- [Chris Haywood](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-haywood)
- [Judy Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/judy-davis)
- [Richard Moir](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-moir)
- [Bill Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-hunter)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/heatwave-1982
Film facts: Wikidata (Q4178172); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.