The Five Heartbeats / producer, Loretha C. Jones ; writers, Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans ; director, Robert Townsend.

Story of five young men who are determined to break into the music business. Their dream takes them from amateur nights to the top of show business and personal tragedy.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors:	Jones, Loretha C. Townsend, Robert, 1957- Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wright, Michael, 1956- Leon (Leon Robinson) Lennix, Harry J. Wells, Tico Carroll, Diahann Nicholas, Harold Thomas, Tressa Terrell, John Canada Dill, Bill Carter, John (John H.) Clarke, Stanley Carter, Ruth E., 1960- Thomas, Wynn P.
Language:	English Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2001], ©2001.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	African American musicians > Drama. Sound recording industry > Drama. Músicos > Teatro. Afronorteamericanos > Música > Teatro. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. African American musicians. Sound recording industry.
Genre:	Drama. Teatro. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	Story of five young men who are determined to break into the music business. Their dream takes them from amateur nights to the top of show business and personal tragedy.
Note:	Title from disc label. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AJ9 D0012760 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
Credits:	Director of photography, Bill Dill ; editor, John Carter ; music, Stanley Clarke ; costume designer, Ruth E. Carter ; production designer, Wynn Thomas.
System Details:	DVD, Region 1, Widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Cast:	Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, Diahann Carroll, Harold Nicholas, Tressa Thomas, John Canada Terrell.