The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats is a 1991 musical drama film directed by Robert Townsend, who co-wrote the script with Keenen Ivory Wayans.
Produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film's main cast includes Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon Robinson, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, Harold Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers, and Diahann Carroll.
The plot of the film( which is loosely based on the lives of several artists: The Dells, The Temptations, Four Tops, Wilson Pickett, James Brown, Frankie Lymon, Sam Cooke and others) follows the three decade career of the rhythm and blues vocal group
The Five Heartbeats.
The film depicts the rise and fall of a Motown inspired soul act through the eyes of one of the Heartbeats, Donald" Duck" Matthews.
The film was released to most North American audiences on March 29, 1991 however it was not made available to audiences in other continents until 2002 when a DVD was released prior to another DVD release in 2006 for the film's 15th anniversary.
The movie received mixed reviews from critics.
Franklin Adreon
Franklin" Pete" Adreon( November 18, 1902 – September 10, 1979) was an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.
Peter D. Sieruta
Peter D. Sieruta,( October 13, 1958 – May 25, 2012) was an American writer and book critic.
He was best known for his reviews for" The Horn Book Magazine", his short story collection" Heartbeats and Other Stories", and his blog, Collecting Children's Literature.
Hawthorne James
Hawthorne James is an African- American actor and director, known for his role as Big Red Davis in the 1991 film" The Five Heartbeats".
He is also known for his role as Sam, the injured bus driver, in" Speed" and for films and television series such as" Seven NYPD Blue" and guest- starring on" Frasier" as Bill in the season one episode" Miracle on Third or Fourth Street".
He was born James Hawthorne in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Robert Hawthorne and A. M. Alene.
He earned a bachelor's degree in Theater from the University of Notre Dame, a master's degree from the University of Michigan, and taught Theater at Illinois State University.
James was responsible for his appearance in the funeral scene of Jimmy Potter in" The Five Heartbeats", which he based on a scene Shakespeare's" Richard III'.
Robert Townsend (actor)
Robert Townsend( born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer.
Townsend is best known for directing the films" Hollywood Shuffle"( 1987)," Eddie Murphy Raw"( 1987)," The Meteor Man"( 1993)," The Five Heartbeats"( 1991) and various other films and stand- up specials.
He is especially known for his eponymous self- titled character, Robert Peterson as the starring role as on The WB sitcom" The Parent' Hood"( 1995 – 1999), a series which he created and of which directed select episodes.
Townsend is also known for his role as Donald" Duck" Matthews in his 1991 film" The Five Heartbeats."
He later wrote, directed and produced Making The Five Heartbeats( 2018), a documentary film about the production process and behind the scenes insight into creating the film.
Townsend is also known for his production company Townsend Entertainment which has produced films" Playin' for LoveIn the Hive" and more.
During the 1980s and early – 1990s, Townsend gained national exposure through his stand- up comedy routines and appearances on" The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson".
Townsend has worked with talent including Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Chris Tucker, Beyoncé, Denzel Washington and many more.
Michael Wright (actor)
Michael Wright( born April 30, 1956) is an American film and television actor, who is best known for his role as Eddie King Jr., in the 1991 Robert Townsend film" The Five Heartbeats".
Matt Corboy
Matt Corboy( born June 4, 1973) is an American actor.
He has appeared in both films and television series.
Satan Town
Satan Town is a 1926 American Western film featuring Harry Carey.
Prints of the film have survived.
Doc Powell
Doc Powell is an American jazz guitarist and composer.
He was born and raised in Spring Valley, New York.
He attended college at University of Charleston.
He has worked with Wilson Pickett, who chose him to be his musical director.
He has also worked in the same capacity for Luther Vandross for over a decade.
He has also worked with high- profile musicians including Stevie Wonder, Bob James, Grover Washington, Jr., Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones and Teddy Pendergrass.
Powell's debut album," Love Is Where It's At"( 1987), received a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Instrumental for his cover of Marvin Gaye's" What's Going On".
His credits include work on the music for the feature films" The Five Heartbeats" and" Down and Out in Beverly Hills".
Dimension 5 (film)
Dimension 5( also known as Dimension Five or Dimension Four) is a 1966 science fiction/ espionage or spy- fi film written by Arthur C. Pierce and directed by Franklin Adreon.
Jeffrey Hunter and France Nuyen star as time- traveling secret agents.
It was part of a series of nine low- budget films produced by United Pictures Corporation.
The films were intended for TV distribution, but received a theatrical release.
The time- travel premise had previously been used in the studio's film" Cyborg 2087".

Question: Do both films The Five Heartbeats and Dimension 5 (Film) have the directors from the same country?
Answer: yes