Interview 1994-11

The movie "The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats (1991)

J: I'd like to talk with you about a movie, but did you see the movie "The Five Heartbeats" ?
A: Yeah.
J: What did you think about it ?
A: That was a great movie, a real good movie. But it was politics involved, so it didn't do as well as it should have.
J: The reason why I wanted ask you about this movie is it reminded me of you, just like, you know, I thought you must be the model for this movie.
A: Yeah, there was a guy who played the lead part (Eddie King Jr.＝Michael Wright) in it. He told me he was portraying me as much as he could.
J: Did you know that movie in advance ?
A: No, I didn't.
All I knew was, well, what happened, we knew Robert Townsend was writing
the script, and it was based on The Temptations, but he couldn't get a right or something, I don't know.

Michael Wright Robert Townsend

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J:	I'd like to talk with you about a movie, but did you see the movie "The Five Heartbeats" ?
A:	Yeah.
J:	What did you think about it ?
A:	That was a great movie, a real good movie. But it was politics involved, so it didn't do as well as it should have.
J:	The reason why I wanted ask you about this movie is it reminded me of you, just like, you know, I thought you must be the model for this movie.
A:	Yeah, there was a guy who played the lead part (Eddie King Jr.＝Michael Wright) in it. He told me he was portraying me as much as he could.
J:	Did you know that movie in advance ?
A:	No, I didn't. All I knew was, well, what happened, we knew Robert Townsend was writing the script, and it was based on The Temptations, but he couldn't get a right or something, I don't know.