In the early 1960’s, a quintet of hopeful young African American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improve, turn pro, and rise to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry with it’s casual racism and greed while the personal weaknesses of the members threaten to destroy the integrity of the band.
Release Date: 29 March 1991Runtime: 121 min
Stars:
- Carla Brothers
- Chuck Patterson
- Deborah Lacey
- Diahann Carroll
- Harold Nicholas
- Harry Lennix
- Hawthorne James
- John Canada Terrell
- Leon
- Michael Wright
- Robert Townsend
- Roy Fegan
- Tico Wells
- Tressa Thomas
- Troy Byer
Director: Robert Townsend
