The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats (1991)


  • Genre: Drama, Music
  • Release Date: 1991-03-29
  • User Rating: 7.3/10 from 65 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 1min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Robert Townsend
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From 65 Ratings

Summary

In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way, however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry.

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  • Robert Townsend

    as Duck

  • Michael Wright

    as Eddie

  • Leon

    as J.T.

  • Harry Lennix

    as Dresser

  • Tico Wells

    as Choirboy

  • Diahann Carroll

    as Eleanor Potter

  • Harold Nicholas

    as Sarge

  • John Canada Terrell

    as Michael 'Flash' Turner

  • Chuck Patterson

    as Jimmy Potter

  • Hawthorne James

    as Big Red

  • Roy Fegan

    as Bird

  • Troy Byer

    as Baby Doll

  • Carla Brothers

    as Tanya Sawyer

  • Deborah Lacey

    as Rose

  • Theresa Randle

    as Brenda

  • John Witherspoon

    as Wild Rudy

  • Bobby McGee

    as Leon

  • O.L. Duke

    as Monroe

  • Kasi Lemmons

    as Cookie

  • Eugene Robert Glazer

    as David Green

  • Timmie Rogers

    as Buddy Lewis

  • Tommy Redmond Hicks

    as Pastor Blake

  • Donnie Simpson

    as Donnie Simpson

  • Norma Donaldson

    as Mrs. Sawyer

  • Roger Rose

    as The Five Horsemen

  • James Anderson

    as Big Red's Guys
Directing Robert Townsend Director
Writing Keenen Ivory Wayans Writer
Writing Robert Townsend Writer
Costume & Make-Up John Lemons Costumer
Camera Bill Dill Director of Photography
Art Susan Raney Set Decoration
Sound Stanley Clarke Original Music Composer
Art Wynn Thomas Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Ruth E. Carter Costume Design
Art Samara Schaffer Set Decoration
Production Robert Townsend Producer
Production Loretha C. Jones Producer

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