Heartbeat

May 10, 1987

1h 5m

★ 5.5

Overview

A surrealistic journey into the experiences and reflections of a documentary filmmaker as he evaluates the people and places that have made up his life. Alternatively, a 65 minute feature made up of songs from Don Johnson's record of the same name.

Genres

War

Music

Drama

Production Companies

Don Johnson Productions

CBS Music Video (CMV) Enterprises

Heartbeat Trailers

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Cast

Documentary Filmmaker

Don Johnson

Filmmaker's Assistant

Paul Shaffer

Gang Member #1

Giancarlo Esposito

Filmmaker's Wife

Lori Singer

Filmmaker's Mother

Sandahl Bergman

Man Playing Dice

David Carradine

Himself

Willie Nelson

Gang Member #2

Luis Guzmán

Band Performer

Dweezil Zappa

Prostitute

Angela Alvarado

Band Performer

Moon Unit Zappa

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