
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.

Robert Townsend
Duck

Michael Wright
Eddie

Leon
J.T.

Harry Lennix
Dresser

Tico Wells
Choirboy

Diahann Carroll
Eleanor Potter

Harold Nicholas
Sarge

John Canada Terrell
Michael 'Flash' Turner
Chuck Patterson
Jimmy Potter

Hawthorne James
Big Red
Roy Fegan
Bird

Troy Byer
Baby Doll

The Basketball Diaries
The Basketball Diaries

The Man Without a Face
The Man Without a Face

White Squall
White Squall

Tin Men
Tin Men

Nixon
Nixon

Six Days in June
Six Days in June

Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz

Bobby
Bobby

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Hair
Hair

Salsa
Salsa

Soul Power
Soul Power