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The Five Heartbeats

Starring: Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Lennix, Tico Wells

Writer: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Robert Townsend

Release Date:
March 29, 1991
Ratings:
7.3 / 10
Director:
Robert Townsend
Companies:
20th Century Fox

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.