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The Five Heartbeats

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Calorie Rating: 170
Released: 1991-03-29
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 121 Minutes
Studios: 20th Century Fox,


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.

Director / Directors



Cast

Robert Townsend
Character: Duck
Michael Wright
Character: Eddie
Leon
Character: J.T.

Harry Lennix
Character: Dresser
Tico Wells
Character: Choirboy
Diahann Carroll
Character: Eleanor Potter

Harold Nicholas
Character: Sarge
John Canada Terrell
Character: Michael 'Flash' Turner
Chuck Patterson
Character: Jimmy Potter

Hawthorne James
Character: Big Red
Roy Fegan
Character: Bird
Troy Byer
Character: Baby Doll

Carla Brothers
Character: Tanya Sawyer
Deborah Lacey
Character: Rose
Theresa Randle
Character: Brenda

John Witherspoon
Character: Wild Rudy
Bobby McGee
Character: Leon
O.L. Duke
Character: Monroe

Kasi Lemmons
Character: Cookie
Eugene Robert Glazer
Character: David Green
Timmie Rogers
Character: Buddy Lewis

Tommy Redmond Hicks
Character: Pastor Blake
Donnie Simpson
Character: Donnie Simpson
Norma Donaldson
Character: Mrs. Sawyer

Roger Rose
Character: The Five Horsemen
James Anderson
Character: Big Red's Guys


Production and Crew

John Lemons
Costumer

Bill Dill
Director of Photography
Susan Raney
Set Decoration
Stanley Clarke
Original Music Composer

Wynn Thomas
Production Design
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Samara Schaffer
Set Decoration