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The Five Heartbeats

Year:

1991

Duration:

121 min

Genres:

Drama | Music

IMDB rate:

7.5

Director:

Robert Townsend

Awards:

1 win

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1991-03-29

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Gross: $8,750,400 (USA) Copyright Holder Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Phyllis Applegate

Robert Townsend

Duck

Michael Wright

Eddie

Leon

J.T.

Harry Lennix

Dresser

Tico Wells

Choirboy

Diahann Carroll

Eleanor Potter

Harold Nicholas

Sarge

Tressa Thomas

Duck's Baby Sister

John Canada Terrell

Michael 'Flash' Turner

Chuck Patterson

Jimmy Potter

Hawthorne James

Big Red

Roy Fegan

Bird

Troy Byer

Baby Doll (as Troy Beyer)

Carla Brothers

Tanya Sawyer

Deborah Lacey

Rose

Theresa Randle

Brenda

John Witherspoon

Wild Rudy

Anne-Marie Johnson

Sydney Todd

Lisa Mende

Marcia Sayles

Bobby McGee

Leon

Don Barnes

Lester

O.L. Duke

Monroe

Lamont Johnson

Bobby Cassanova

Arnold Johnson

Mr. Matthews

Veronica Redd

Mrs. Matthews

David McKnight

Pastor Stone

Paul Benjamin

Mr. King

Marilyn Coleman

Mrs. King

Norma Donaldson

Mrs. Sawyer

Harris Peet

Phil Shumway

Kasi Lemmons

Monique Mannen

Sandra Tillman

Suzanne Suter

The Crystals

Gigi Bolden

The Crystals

Kathleen Mitchell

The Crystals

Ron Jaxon

The Ebony Sparks (as Ron Jaxson)

Recoe Walker

The Ebony Sparks

Wayne 'Crescendo' Ward

The Ebony Sparks

Gregory 'Popeye' Alexander

The Midnight Falcons

Bobby Mardis

The Midnight Falcons (as Bob Mardis)

Jimmy Woodard

The Midnight Falcons

Brian Bradley

The Five Horsemen

Michael Conn

The Five Horsemen (as Mike Conn)

Barry Diamond

The Five Horsemen

Carl Edwards

The Five Horsemen

Joey Gaynor

The Five Horsemen

Roger Rose

The Five Horsemen

James Anderson

Big Red's Guys

Fred Asparagus

Big Red's Guys (as Freddie Asparagus)

Randy Harris

Big Red's Guys (as Randy 'Roughhouse' Harris)

Al Simon

Big Red's Guys

Tammy Townsend

Matthew's Kids

Shannon Chambers

Matthew's Kids

Devin C. Huff

Matthew's Kids

Lakisha Luke

Matthew's Kids

Jeannel Phillips White

Matthew's Kids

Kamar Phillips White

Matthew's Kids

Brandon Wright

Matthew's Kids

Christopher Bradley

Theater Security

Aaron J. Galang

Theater Security

Harry Stanback

Speakeasy Guy

Tiffanique Webb

Speakeasy Girl

Eugene Robert Glazer

David Green (as Eugene Glazer)

Timmie Rogers

Buddy Lewis

Craig Eisner

Jimmy's Doorman

Tommy Redmond Hicks

Pastor Blake

David Drummond

Policeman

Griff Ruggles

Policeman

Joel Weiss

St. George Hotel Doorman

Regina McLeod

Jackie

Shanel Cason

J.T.'s Little Girl

Jimmy Jackson

Little Duck

Alexis Johnson

Little Girl

John Pittman

Hitman

Vincent J. Isaac

Hitman (as Vince Isaac)

Ron Smith

Poker Player

Frank Fontaine

Poker Player

Donnie Simpson

Himself

Sam Dobbins

Jimmy potters doorman (as Craig Eisner)

Robin Ray Eller

Heartbeat Dancer (uncredited)

Eddie Griffin

Ventriloquist (uncredited)

Michael Peters

(uncredited)

Gina Ravera

(uncredited)

Coffee Wright

Mrs. king's friend (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Michael Wright's character's name is popularly mispronounced as Eddie "Kane", or "Caine", because of the southern drawl. However, his name is actually Eddie King, Jr.

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The scene where Big Red beats up and dangles a singer out of a window over royalties is alleged to have actually happened to Jackie Wilson.

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Eddie Griffin's first film.

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Goofs

When Eddie is being chased from the alley he jumps out into the main road in front of a 1969 Firebird when the film is set in 1965.

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When Duck is eating Kentucky Fried Chicken in the hallway of the hotel, the logo on the bucket of Colonel Sanders is clearly one that did not exist until the 1980's.

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In the restaurant scene when Duck asked the girl her phone number she said 555-.... In the 1960s phone numbers had five numbers preceded by two letters.

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Quotes

Eddie: Can't nobody sang like Eddie King Jr!

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Sarge: Hold my cane. Step outside & I'll kick both of ya's ass like you stole something!

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