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| Category | Urban Drama DVDs, Dramas Movies, Music Video Videos, Pop Music Videos, Music (General), Recommended, Musical, Friends, Soul/R&B, 1960s, Race Relations, Musicals/Music Videos | | Starring | Michael Wright, Diahann Carroll, Leon, Harry J. Lennix, Robert Townsend, Tico Wells, Harold Nicholas, John Canada Terrell | | Director | Robert Townsend | | Screenwriter | Keenen Ivory Wayans, Robert Townsend |
Robert Townsend's film follows the rise and fall of an R&B group in the 60s. Extras include deleted scenes, featurettes, director profile, and Easter eggs. Actor-director Robert Townsend came to fame depicting the pitfalls of the Hollywood experience for black actors with his 1987 film HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE. Four years later, he took on the mid-'60s music scene with THE FIVE HEARTBEATS. After doing extensive research with long-lived pop/R&B group the Dells, he painted a cinematic scene of five young friends in the 60s who share the dream of making music. They journey together through three decades, experiencing all the ups and downs show business had to offer, intensified by the difficulties faces by black acts in the era of civil-rights protest. Interacting as everything from a close-knit musical family to occasional bitter rivals, the fictional Five Heartbeats experience both success and tragedy in this excellent film. The multi-talented Townshend functions as both director and star, alongside compelling performances by a cast that includes Leon and Diahann Caroll. Featuring a mix of original songs and classic Motown material, THE FIVE HEARTBEATS is an irresistible combination of music and drama that captures a unique period in American cultural history. Theatrical release date: March 29, 1991.
Filmed entirely on location in Southern California.
The film introduces thirteen original songs and features performances of numerous Motown favorites. Also featured are two R&B classics by The Dells, "Stay in My Corner" and "Oh What A Night." Townsend did research for his fictional R&B group by hanging out and travelling with The Dells, an R&B group that has been together for 38 years. The Dells acted as techincal advisors on the film.
THE FIVE HEARTBEATS is "dedicated in loving memory of John Sherrod." Five Heartbeats Reviews: "...Fundamental sweetness and sincerity....[In cameo, Harold Nicholas's] very presence expands the range of this film..."
-- Janet Maslin, New York Times "...Musically, THE FIVE HEARTBEATS is on target all the way. It's hard to remember a recent film that had so many warm-hearted, rousing, big-souled song numbers..."
-- Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times Five Heartbeats | List Price | $14.98 (You save $5.29) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1991 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3813  | | CD Universe Part number | 6989872 | | Catalog number | 2232529 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 10, 2006 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 121 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Anniversary Edition; Special Edition | | Movie Details | Color; Digitally Processed; Letter Boxed; Widescreen; Anniversary Edition; Special Edition; 15th Anniversary Edition |
Five Heartbeats Movie Review Average Rating: (3.3 out of 5 stars)   A Movie MUST HAVE!!!!!!
I love this movie! It's amongst the top five of my favorite movies and i'm only 17. It's truly a classic. The movie is absolutely outstanding and everyone should have a copy of it. If you watch it and understand it,you'll see that the movie teaches you patience,love,the consequences of doing wrong and so much more.
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 Five heartbeats
I was disappointed in this movie and only watched half of it. Although reviews I have read said it was much like " The Temptations " movie, it wasn't.I would highly recommend The Temptations movie instead.
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 It all good
This movie gives you a look at the inside of a group, the ups and downs, the good and bad, biggie said it, this movie show's it. "More Money, More Problems"
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Great Movie
This Movie was great everbody love it
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This review is for a different format. Another must have classic
Outstanding
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Five Heartbeats DVD Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox -
1.85
Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby 4.0 - English
Stereo - Spanish, French
Additional Release Material:
Outtakes
Deleted Scenes
Featurette:
1. Meet the Heartbeats
2. The Five Heartbeats
3. The Nomination
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. TV Spots
Behind the Scenes:
1. The Look
2. In the Studio
3. The Director's Process
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Easter Eggs
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies: Robert Townsend
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