USA,
1991, 116 min
Directed by:
Robert TownsendCinematography:
Bill DillComposer:
Stanley ClarkeCast:
Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Lennix, Diahann Carroll, Troy Byer, Theresa Randle, John Witherspoon, Anne-Marie Johnson, Kasi Lemmons (more)Plots(1)
This Motown-flavored masterpiece is the story of five young friends drawn together by music. Their dream of success takes them from amateur nights in ghetto clubs to the pinnacle of show business success and personal tragedy. (official distributor synopsis)
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