The Five Heartbeats

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1929 movies items)

" In the early 1960's, a quintet of hopeful young African American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improve, turn pro, and rise to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry with it's casual racism and greed while the personal weaknesses of the members threaten to destroy the integrity of the band. The film was slightly received by crit"

Favorite Drama Films: 1990-1991 (111 movies items)

" Directed by: Robert Townsend Produced by: Kokayi Ampah, Loretha C. Jones, Christina Schmidlin, and Robert Townsend Written by: Robert Townsend and Keenan Ivory Wayans Cinematography: Bill Dill Edited by: John Carter Music by: Stanley Clarke Distributed by: 20th Century Fox"