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1. I thought they was a real group :pachaha:

2. Idk why I thought this gif was Whiz Khalifa :pachaha:

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R.E.N. Spells Ren said:
The Dells did most of the singing, but is it really based on the Dells?
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When writing Townsend's first studio film The Five Heartbeats, Townsend and Wayans kept comedy an important aspect of the film, but also explored complex characters in a more dramatic way.[12] After extensive research with rhythm and blues-singing group The Dells, who were renowned for their four-decade career, Townsend used his film to depict a similar story, following the lives of three friends who aspire to musical stardom

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Doobie Doo said:
When writing Townsend's first studio film The Five Heartbeats, Townsend and Wayans kept comedy an important aspect of the film, but also explored complex characters in a more dramatic way.[12] After extensive research with rhythm and blues-singing group The Dells, who were renowned for their four-decade career, Townsend used his film to depict a similar story, following the lives of three friends who aspire to musical stardom

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Wiki, huh?:patrice:

I don't really have time to look this stuff all up, but I didn't think it was really based on the Dells. They were used as inspiration in addition to several other groups. Like I don't think most of the events depicted in the movie actually happened to the Dells.

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Robert Townsend said it was based off several different groups....he basically pieced together a good story...:sas1:
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This was my understanding too:yeshrug:
 
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Doobie Doo said:
When writing Townsend's first studio film The Five Heartbeats, Townsend and Wayans kept comedy an important aspect of the film, but also explored complex characters in a more dramatic way.[12] After extensive research with rhythm and blues-singing group The Dells, who were renowned for their four-decade career, Townsend used his film to depict a similar story, following the lives of three friends who aspire to musical stardom

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Eddie Kane Jr. was CLEARLY based on David Ruffin, so this isn't really all that accurate to say the movie was based on the Dells.

Edit: wait, did Otis Kane Jr. really dap this post? :laff:
 
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