THE FIVE HEARTBEATS (1991)

The trailer for 1991’s THE FIVE HEARTBEATS. Directed by Robert Townsend and written by Townsend and Keenen Ivory Wayans. The film stars Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Lennix, Tico Wells, Diahann Carroll, Harold Nicholas, Tressa Thomas, Hawthorne James, Troy Byer, Theresa Randle, and John Witherspoon.

The plot summary is as follows:

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.

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