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.
Genre: Drama, Music Actors: Bobby McGee, Carla Brothers, Chuck Patterson, Deborah Lacey, Diahann Carroll, Donnie Simpson, Eugene Robert Glazer, Harold Nicholas, Harry Lennix, Hawthorne James, John Canada Terrell, John Witherspoon, Kasi Lemmons, Leon, Michael Wright, Norma Donaldson, O.L. Duke, Robert Townsend, Roger Rose, Roy Fegan, Theresa Randle, Tico Wells, Timmie Rogers, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Troy Byer Directors: Robert Townsend Production: 20th Century Fox
