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The Five Heartbeats (1991)
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The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group. Director:Robert Townsend |
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Duck
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| Michael Wright | ... |
Eddie
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| Leon | ... |
J.T.
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| Harry Lennix | ... |
Dresser
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| Tico Wells | ... |
Choirboy
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| Diahann Carroll | ... |
Eleanor Potter
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Harold Nicholas | ... |
Sarge
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| Tressa Thomas | ... |
Duck's Baby Sister
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John Canada Terrell | ... |
Michael 'Flash' Turner
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Chuck Patterson | ... |
Jimmy Potter
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Hawthorne James | ... |
Big Red
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| Roy Fegan | ... |
Bird
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| Troy Byer Bailey | ... |
Baby Doll
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Carla Brothers | ... |
Tanya Sawyer
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Deborah Lacey | ... |
Rose
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Storyline
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. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
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Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland (as Edward Holland)
Performed by The Four Tops
Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P. See more »
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The scene where Big Red beats up and dangles a singer out of a window over royalties is alleged to have actually happened to Jackie Wilson. See more »Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Duck begins to play the piano at the talent show, the change of pace in the piano playing begins in the midst of Duck shoving the house player aside. See more »Soundtracks
"It's the Same Old Song"Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland (as Edward Holland)
Performed by The Four Tops
Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P. See more »
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