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
Michael Wright
Leon
Harry Lennix
Tico Wells
Diahann Carroll
Harold Nicholas
John Canada Terrell
Chuck Patterson
Hawthorne James
Roy Fegan
Troy Byer
Carla Brothers
Deborah Lacey
Theresa Randle
John Witherspoon
Bobby McGee
O.L. Duke
Kasi Lemmons
Eugene Robert Glazer
Timmie Rogers
Tommy Redmond Hicks
Donnie Simpson
Norma Donaldson
Roger Rose
James Anderson