Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of “The Five Heartbeats”
What did Jackie Wilson have to do with it?
You know what they say, some times real life can be stranger than fiction. The whole scene where Bird is being dangled from a window is based on an incident that supposedly happened to real life singer, Jackie Wilson. Apparently, draping folks over balconies, like rugs is what’s hot in the music industry. It’s been done at least a couple of times that we know about.