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The Five Heartbeats

1991, Movie, R, 121 mins

The Five Heartbeats: Review

An entertaining, highly charged musical biography, THE FIVE HEARTBEATS is based on the sagas of such legendary 60s R&B groups as the Temptations and the Dells. Although mired in show-biz musical cliches, director-writer-producer and star Robert Townsend unfolds the story of the Five Heartbeats with such energy and exuberance that the cliches become markers in an electrified mix. The story is told in flashback as a middle-aged Duck (Robert Townsend) sees a cover story in Ro... read more leave a comment

The Five Heartbeats: Cast & Details

Year: 1991
Rated R

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Cast
Robert Townsend: Donald "Duck" Mathews
Michael Wright: Eddie King Jr.
Leon: J.T. Mathews
Harry J. Lennix: Terrence "Dresser" Williams
Tico Wells: Anthony "Choirboy" Stone
Diahann Carroll: Eleanor Potter

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The Five Heartbeats: TV Guide News

Las Vegas did the time warp and... | Today's News: Our Take | 11/8/2005
Las Vegas did the time warp and treated us all to a retropisode. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give the effort an Ocean's 8. The vibe was chill, the music was cool and our posse looked gooood. The show did a credible job of re-creating early '60s Vegas — gangsters, gambling, racial tensions and all. The names were all pretty much the same, except that the Montecito wasn't the Montecito, it was the Jubilee. Frank Sinatra was the main draw. And Mike had hair. The hair cracked me up. I think Robert Townsend wore somethin' like it back when he was in The Five Heartbeats. Nothing much really changed. Although this Ed Deline didn't have to hold back like he has to in the present day. Usually he has to turn the criminal element over to the police, but not in this alternate universe: He can actually go medieval on someone's sorry butt and then drop him off in front of his peeps just to se read more

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