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The Five Heartbeats [DVD]

Robert Townsend (Actor, Director, Writer), Michael Wright (Actor) Rated:
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4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 6,391 ratings
IMDb7.5/10.0
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Format Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Contributor Tico Wells, Hawthorne James, Tressa Thomas, Keenen Ivory Wayans, John Canada Terrell, Michael Wright, Robert Townsend, Diahann Carroll, Chuck Patterson, Roy Fegan, Leon, Harry Lennix, Harold Nicholas See more
Language English
Runtime 2 hours and 1 minute
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Get ready to be rocked to your soul by The Five Heartbeats! This Motown-flavored masterpiece is the story of five young friends drawn together by music. Their dream of success takes them from amateur nights in ghetto clubs to the pinnacle of show business success and personal tragedy.

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Few things can be more noble than a wholehearted effort to tell the story of black secular music in America, especially through the eyes of a mid-20th century rhythm-and-blues vocal group breaking through race barriers to popular success. Comedian and filmmaker Robert Townsend's The Five Heartbeats (1991) is one such ambitious effort. If its story frequently sags under epochal burdens, the film makes up for it with a surprisingly tough look at the music business and classy appearances by Diahann Carroll and hoofer Harold Nicholas. Townsend plays one-fifth of the titular act, whose collective life and times we follow from 1965 to the 1990s, through friendships, break-ups, and re-groupings. The director's script, cowritten with Keenen Ivory Wayans, is wobbly and short on good material for the women in the cast. But several of the male actors are quite strong, particularly John Canada Terrell as an original Heartbeats replacement. --Tom Keogh

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Robert Townsend
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 1 minute
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ January 22, 2002
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Lennix, Tico Wells
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 4.0)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ 20th Century Fox
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005RYOQ
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Keenen Ivory Wayans, Robert Townsend
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 6,391 ratings

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Marcus H
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2024
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I have bought this movie so many times, and it’s always disappearing out of my house. I can not find a digital copy of it.
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Kari S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic movie
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
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Always loved this classic movie. Excellent cast.
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Marlin Culley Jr
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2024
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Absolutely 💯 great movie. Would recommend everyone to buy
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Ajah
5.0 out of 5 stars My movie
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
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Love love love
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Curious
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2024
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Love this movie so entertaining
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Deidra
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this movie
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2023
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The only thing that disappointed me is that it doesn’t come with a digital copy
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Hee Chul Kwon
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT MOVIE ABOUT A MUSICIAN
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2016
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What a ride that was.

I use to think that this kind of movie should have more antagonists and accidents.

Yes there are some bad things happend to this singing group but not enough.
But that didn't bother much for this movie to be great.

Like other bands, this Five Heartbeats was found by some promoter and had a chance to recond their first single.
It seemed that the success will be so easy.

The group was based on the friendship. They were all frinds.
But one of the guy who is a lead singer was an addict and couldn't sustain anymore.
The team had their first crisis.
They had to hire a new lead singer.
Then they kept going.
They hit the billboard chart. And the fame was smiling at them.
But then the new lead singer wanted to be a solo.
Then one of the member who is a brother happens to steal another member's girlfriend who is a younger brother of his.
The younger one quite the team.
Then the team was gone like blown in the wind.

The fame was simple and the broke up was even simpler.

The movie actually begins with an old guy who is one of the member sitting by the sea recollecting his old memories.
When one of the member meets the other friend at the church, he tells the friend that now is the time to forgive his brother.
He goes to his brother who now married to his ex-girlfriend.
The end up with having a party at a house.
There they all sing and dance once and for all as an old FIVE HEARTBEATS incluse the leadsinger who was an addict once.
For them the friendship and forgiveness and reteam up is more important then fame, money and above.

This movie has nothing extreme or something totally original but has a warm heart that make you love all the way.

It has a heart of an Afro-American. A big hug.

You shouldn't miss if you like music especially R/B Soul.
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Karen
5.0 out of 5 stars delivery on time
Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2020
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This product was used for home entertainment. Th delivery was on time and the quality was good
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Beverley dawn roberts
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2017
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It does not work in my dvd player
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5.0 out of 5 stars Guter Musikfilm
Reviewed in Germany on August 21, 2013
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Leider habe ich diesen Film nicht für unsere Region gefunden. Konnte den Film aber über Laptop und HDMI anschauen. Natürlich hat darunter etwas die Qualität gelitten. Aber der Film ist vom Thema her und von der Musik und im Original sehr zu empfehlen.
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SANDY
5.0 out of 5 stars TOUT SIMPLEMENT GENIAL
Reviewed in France on October 18, 2012
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Ce film est vraiment génial, l'histoire est touchante, il y a de belles chansons, les acteurs sont étonnants et l'esprit d'équipe est au rendez-vous. Je ne me lasse pas de le regarder.
J'ai adoré ce film que j'ai pu voir par hasard un soir très tard à la télévision. Je le cherche en traduction française car malheureusement il n'existe qu'en VO (à l'époque je l'ai enregistré mais qualité pas très nette)
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Mr Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Lee's Views
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2010
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This film was an inspiration to me over ten years ago. Watching it again reminded me of all the inspiration I received through watching it- as I went through very challenging times. Now I have come through all of these testing times I look back fondly with huge appreciation as some of the scenes made a lasting impression. Robert Townsend-- Thank you and the guy who played Eddie was superb in that role. I learnt that I must not give up and keep writing my own life, my own music and not to let others determine my destiny.

Although the miming could be improved it did nothing to detract from the fun, story of strength, determination and character. The ending was awesome. It shows that if you have a dream you must be prepared to work towards it but it does not guarantee that you won't have testing times and hurdles to overcome.
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