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The Five Heartbeats /

Five young friends are drawn together by music. Their dreams of fame and fortune take them from amateur nights in ghetto clubs to the pinnacle of show business success and personal tragedy. When the vocal group The Five Heartbeats get to the top of music world they learn the hard reality of the musi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Townsend, Robert, 1957-, Jones, Loretha C., Wayans, Keenen Ivory, Wright, Michael, 1956-, Leon, Lennix, Harry J., Wells, Tico, Nicholas, Harold, Carroll, Diahann, Dill, Bill, Clarke, Stanley
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]
Edition:15th anniversary widescreen ed.
Subjects:
Rhythm and blues music > Drama.
Music trade > United States > Drama.
Musical groups > United States > Drama.
Musical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:Five young friends are drawn together by music. Their dreams of fame and fortune take them from amateur nights in ghetto clubs to the pinnacle of show business success and personal tragedy. When the vocal group The Five Heartbeats get to the top of music world they learn the hard reality of the music industry.
Item Description:Title from container.
Originally released in 1991.
Special features: Bonus footage viewing option lets you see the filming of exclusive deleted scenes as you watch the movie; "Meet The Five Heartbeats" featurette; "The director's process" featurette; "In the studio" featurette; "The look" featurette; "The nomination" featurette: with over 30 minutes of never-before-seen footage; Robert Townsend profile; original "Making-of" featurette; theatrical trailer; surprise easter eggs.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 121 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 4.0 surround, Dolby Digital stereo., dual layer, NTSC.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for language.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Bill Dill ; editor, John Carter ; original music score, Stanley Clarke ; production designer, Wynn Thomas.