Released:
1991-03-29

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.

Director:
Robert Townsend

Runtime:
2h 1min

Genre:
Drama, Music

• Cast:
• 
  Robert Townsend
  as
  Duck
• 
  Michael Wright
  as
  Eddie
• 
  Leon
  as
  J.T.
• 
  Harry Lennix
  as
  Dresser
• 
  Tico Wells
  as
  Choirboy