The Five Heartbeats [videorecording (DVD)] / Twentieth Century Fox presents a film by Robert Townsend ; produced by Loretha C. Jones ; written by Robert Townsend & Keenen Ivory Wayans ; directed by Robert Townsend.
Title from container. Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, Harold Nicholas, Diahann Carroll. Originally released as a motion picture in 1991. Special features: featurette, Robert Townsend profile, theatrical trailer & tv spots.
Summary:
Five young friends are drawn together by music. Their dreams of fame and fortune take them from amateur nights in ghetto clubs to the pinnacle of show business success and personal tragedy. When the vocal group The Five Heartbeats get to the top of music world they learn the hard reality of the music industry.
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