The Five Heartbeats

• 7.3 Drama
• 1991-03-29
• 121 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Robert Townsend (Duck) Michael Wright (Eddie) Leon (J.T.) Harry Lennix (Dresser) Tico Wells (Choirboy) Diahann Carroll (Eleanor Potter) Harold Nicholas (Sarge) John Canada Terrell (Michael 'Flash' Turner) Chuck Patterson (Jimmy Potter) Hawthorne James (Big Red)

Director:

Robert Townsend

Writer:

Keenen Ivory Wayans Robert Townsend