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.
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Classical in form, nostalgic, earnest and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Robert TownsendDuck
- Michael WrightEddie
- LeonJ.T.
- Harry LennixDresser
- Tico WellsChoirboy
- Diahann CarrollEleanor Potter
- Harold NicholasSarge
- John Canada TerrellMichael 'Flash' Turner
- Hawthorne JamesBig Red
- Roy FeganBird
Crew
- Robert TownsendDirector
- Keenen Ivory WayansWriter
- Robert TownsendWriter
- Bill DillDirector of Photography
- Stanley ClarkeOriginal Music Composer
- Robert TownsendProducer
- Loretha C. JonesProducer
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