The Five Heartbeats (1991)
Drama · Music
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
- Robert Townsend as Duck
- Michael Wright as Eddie
- Leon as J.T.
- Harry Lennix as Dresser
- Tico Wells as Choirboy
- Diahann Carroll as Eleanor Potter
- Harold Nicholas as Sarge
- John Canada Terrell as Michael 'Flash' Turner
- Hawthorne James as Big Red
- Roy Fegan as Bird