-b-The Five Heartbeats [videorecording] / 20th Century Fox ; written by Robert Townsend & Keenen Ivory Wayans ; produced by Loretha C. Jones ; directed by Robert Townsend.
Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, John Canada Terrell, Chuck Patterson, Harold Nicholas, Hawthorne James, Roy Fegan, John Witherspoon, Troy Beyer, Ann-Marie Johnson, Lisa Mende, Theresa Randle, Carla Brothers, Deborah Lacey, Tressa Thomas, Diahann Carroll. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991. Includes production featurette, Robert Townsend notes, theatrical trailer, three television spots.
Summary:
Their dreams of success take five young men from Detroit's ghetto clubs to the pinnacle of success in the music industry and to personal tragedy.
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