The Five Heartbeats
1991 • Drama | Music
Robert Townsend
Director
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Writer
Robert Townsend
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
March 29, 1991
Duration
121 Min
Language
en
Popularity
2.3779
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
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.
Cast
Robert Townsend
Michael Wright
Leon
Harry Lennix
Tico Wells
Diahann Carroll
Harold Nicholas
John Canada Terrell
Hawthorne James
Troy Byer
Carla Brothers
Deborah Lacey
Theresa Randle
John Witherspoon
Bobby McGee
O.L. Duke
Kasi Lemmons
Eugene Robert Glazer
Tommy Redmond Hicks
Norma Donaldson
Roger Rose
Arnold Johnson
Paul Benjamin
Phyllis Applegate
David McKnight
Veronica Redd
