The Five Heartbeats
March 29, 1991
121 minutes
7.4
DramaMusic

The Five Heartbeats

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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Cast
Robert Townsend
(Duck)
Michael Wright
(Eddie)
Leon
(J.T.)
Harry Lennix
(Dresser)
Tico Wells
(Choirboy)
Diahann Carroll
(Eleanor Potter)
Harold Nicholas
(Sarge)
John Canada Terrell
(Michael 'Flash' Turner)
Chuck Patterson
(Jimmy Potter)
Hawthorne James
(Big Red)
Roy Fegan
(Bird)
Troy Byer
(Baby Doll)
Carla Brothers
(Tanya Sawyer)
Deborah Lacey
(Rose)
Theresa Randle
(Brenda)
John Witherspoon
(Wild Rudy)
Bobby McGee
(Leon)
O.L. Duke
(Monroe)
Kasi Lemmons
(Cookie)
Eugene Robert Glazer
(David Green)
Timmie Rogers
(Buddy Lewis)
Tommy Redmond Hicks
(Pastor Blake)
Donnie Simpson
(Donnie Simpson)
Norma Donaldson
(Mrs. Sawyer)
Roger Rose
(The Five Horsemen)
James Anderson
(Big Red's Guys)