The Five Heartbeats
Release Date: 1991-03-29
Runtime: 121 min
Director: Robert Townsend
Producer(s): Loretha C. Jones, Robert Townsend
Production Country: United States of America
Original Language: English
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:
Bobby McGee, Carla Brothers, Chuck Patterson, Deborah Lacey, Diahann Carroll, Donnie Simpson, Eugene Robert Glazer, Harold Nicholas, Harry Lennix, Hawthorne James, James Anderson, John Canada Terrell, John Witherspoon, Kasi Lemmons, Leon, Michael Wright, Norma Donaldson, O.L. Duke, Robert Townsend, Roger Rose, Roy Fegan, Theresa Randle, Tico Wells, Timmie Rogers, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Troy Byer
Crew:
Keenen Ivory Wayans (Writer), Robert Townsend (Director), Robert Townsend (Writer), John Lemons (Costumer), Ruth E. Carter (Costume Design), Bill Dill (Director of Photography), Wynn Thomas (Production Design), Stanley Clarke (Original Music Composer), Susan Raney (Set Decoration), Samara Schaffer (Set Decoration), Loretha C. Jones (Producer), Robert Townsend (Producer)