The Five Heartbeats Page #4

Synopsis: In the early 1960's, a quintet of hopeful young African American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improve, turn pro, and rise to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry with it's casual racism and greed while the personal weaknesses of the members threaten to destroy the integrity of the band.
Genre: Drama, Music
Director(s): Robert Townsend
Production: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
35%
R
Year:
1991
121 min
3,072 Views


Whoa, jeez,

what do you guys don't do?

I loved the show.

I mean, I really enjoyed

your showmanship

and your style.

I want you on my label.

Let's make a deal right now.

I'm just an old country boy

with a small, little company,

but I do work hard

for my artists.

Here's my card.

Big Red.

jimmy!

It has been a long time.

Yeah, it sure has.

Eleanor, tu es plus

belle quejamais.

These are my boys.

Really?

Well, you call me when you start

looking for a record company.

Congratulations again, y'all.

Yeah!

Yeah!

Yeah!

Whoo!

jimmy has the most

wonderful surprise.

jimmy, Jimmy,

tell them about the surprise.

All right, all right.

This coming Saturday,

we're going to go

into the studio

and record our frst single.

What?

- Yay!

- Yeah!

Oh, I got nothing

but love for you guys.

Goodbye, Mrs. Potter.

Let's do shy brother...

now.

All right. Be shy.

OK.

Hi.

Hi.

That's my baby brother over there.

Yeah. He's kind of cute.

I'm kind of having

a bad time tonight

'cause I have to baby-sit him.

He can't dance,

don't know how to talk to women.

He's a virgin.

Look at that dumb little look

on his face.

Now that you mention it,

he does look stupid.

So why don't we get out of here?

Let's go do something.

Anything.

You reading my mind, baby.

Work it,J.T. Work it!

(Singing)

Thanks.

(Continues)

j.T.?

I tricked you.

(Ends)

I got to fght every night

to prove my love!

What you doing with my woman?

I'm not doing nothing!

(Yelling)

(Singing)

I'm starting to get it.

Duck, I'm trying to

clean up this room.

I'm trying to write a song.

All right,

but if this room isn't clean

by the time

Mama and Daddy get home,

somebody's going

to be in big trouble.

If this song isn't

written by Saturday,

I'm going to be in trouble.

You know, I don't see

what's so hard.

All you got to do

is combine this part

with this part.

(Singing)

Shh. Shh.

(Continues)

(Both Continue)

(Both Continue)

Chorus.

Dance break!

(Continues)

(Ends)

I want to sign you guys.

Huh? I mean,

I love this record.

I mean, it is hot.

l-l-It's the sound.

You know, the sound.

It... ohh, you guys

are geniuses.

You're brilliant.

But I got one little problem.

l... I don't think this song

is right for this group,

but I got a group

I think would be perfect

for this song.

Hold on a second.

Marsha, send in

the Five Horsemen.

You're going to love these guys.

They're great.

Let's show them who

the Horsemen are, guys.

Yeah, we got soul.

Hit it.

(Singing)

(Ends)

Contract looks OK.

Good. Good.

What about publishing?

Ha ha ha ha ha.

jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, yeah.

That's good.

Yeah, all right, publishing, yeah.

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