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The Five Heartbeats (1991) 6.9
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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J.T.
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Dresser
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Choirboy
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Eleanor Potter
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Harold Nicholas | ... |
Sarge
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John Canada Terrell | ... |
Michael 'Flash' Turner
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Chuck Patterson | ... |
Jimmy Potter
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Big Red
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Bird
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| Troy Byer | ... |
Baby Doll
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Carla Brothers | ... |
Tanya Sawyer
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Rose
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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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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 March 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Los Heartbeats See more »Box Office
Gross:
$8,750,400 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by K. Jones, K. Salas, D. Austin & K. Phillips
Produced by George Duke & Steve Tyrell
Performed by Flash and The Five Heartbeats
Lead Vocals by Demetrius Harvey
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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
When JT and Flash are singing "Just in Case"; both of their mouths are moving when they recite the lyrics "... come back to me." Except only Flash's voice is actually heard. See more »Soundtracks
"In the Middle"Written by K. Jones, K. Salas, D. Austin & K. Phillips
Produced by George Duke & Steve Tyrell
Performed by Flash and The Five Heartbeats
Lead Vocals by Demetrius Harvey
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This film is a masterpiece, it combines an excellent cast, with motown style music, a great story, and a great film all around, Robert Townsend is a genius! after watching this film you get an idea of what it was like for bands struggling to make it to the top, and what happens when they get there, I highly reccomend this film!!!