The Five Heartbeats

Name: The Five Heartbeats
Released: 1991-3-29
Cast: Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon Leon, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells

The Five Heartbeats

R
2h 2m
1991

39%

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This fresh, engaging story directed by Robert Townsend is set to the rhythm of one of music’s most dynamic genres – Motown! Five young friends who leave their poor neighborhood to explore an innovative new kind of music find electrifying highs and shocking lows. With a sizzling cast that includes Townsend, Diahann Carroll and Leon, The Five Heartbeats is a thrilling homage to Motown’s early days.

Director:

Robert Townsend

Producer:

Loretta Jones

Writer:

Keenan Wayans, Robert Townsend

Cast:

Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon Leon, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, Harold Nicholas, Diahann Carroll

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

39%

Reviews

Associated Press

Dolores Barclay

Townsend does more than merely track the travails of five song stylists; he quivers and rages with their injustices, vulnerabilities, uncertainties and desires.

Robert Townsend co-wrote, directed and stars in the film, one whose sincerity does a lot to cover the amateurishness with which the film was made.