Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)
1h 56m
Running Time
August 28, 1998Release Date
Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)
1h 56m
Running Time
August 28, 1998Release Date
Network & Production Companies



Plot.
In the mid-80s, three women (each with an attorney) arrive at the office of New York entertainment manager, Morris Levy. One is an L.A. singer, formerly of the Platters; one is a petty thief from Philly; one teaches school in a small Georgia town. Each claims to be the widow of long-dead doo-wop singer-songwriter Frankie Lyman, and each wants years of royalties due to his estate, money Levy has never shared. During an ensuing civil trial, flashbacks tell the story of each one's life with Lyman, a boyish, high-pitched, dynamic performer, lost to heroin. Slowly, the three wives establish their own bond.
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Cast & Crew.

Larenz Tate
Frankie Lymon

Halle Berry
Zola Taylor

Vivica A. Fox
Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters

Lela Rochon
Emira Eagle

Pamela Reed
Judge Lambrey

Clifton Powell
Lawrence Roberts

Paul Mazursky
Morris Levy

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Young Little Richard

James Gleason
Stage Manager

Ben Vereen
Richard Barrett

Paula Jai Parker
Paula King

Little Richard
Himself

Miya McGhee
Girl Group Singer

Aries Spears
Redd Foxx

Alexis Cruz
Herman Santiago

Stephen Nemeth
Producer

David Barry Gray
Peter Markowitz

Marcello Thedford
Drug Dealer

Jon Huertas
Joe Negroni

Craig Kirkwood
Eddie Williams

Lucille M. Oliver
Linda

Alex Thomas
Jimmy Mac (as Alex Thomas Jr.)

Gregory Nava
Director

Paul Hall
Producer

Tina Andrews
Writer

Nancy Richardson
Editor

Reuben Cannon
Casting

Cary White
Production Design

John Chichester
Art Direction

Jackie Carr
Set Decoration

Elisabetta Beraldo
Costume Design

Erica L. Hiller
Post Production Supervisor

Michael Bernard
Set Designer

Ray Maxwell
Construction Coordinator

Albert Aquino
Boom Operator

Kevin E. Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jeffrey J. Haboush
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard King
Sound Designer

Charles Maynes
Sound Effects Editor

Wes Mattox
Special Effects

Larry Fioritto
Special Effects Coordinator

David M. Garber
Visual Effects Supervisor

William Washington
Stunt Coordinator

Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
Costume Supervisor

Dan DiPrima
Music Editor

John Yarbrough
Transportation Captain

Russell Clark
Choreographer

Sydney Gilner
Script Supervisor

Wayne Middleton
Location Manager

Pat Romano
Stunts

Edward Lachman
Director of Photography

Cheryl Miller
Production Coordinator

Steven M. Levine
Property Master

Michael Magill
Dialogue Editor

James Matheny
Dialogue Editor

Frank Smathers
Foley Editor

Kimberly Lambert
Supervising ADR Editor

Stephen James Taylor
Original Music Composer

Nicola Goode
Still Photographer

Christopher Lyons
Rigging Gaffer

Veda Campbell
Sound Mixer

John W. DeBlau
Chief Lighting Technician

Steve M. Davison
Stunts

Mario Simon
Transportation Coordinator

Cinda-Lin James
Stunts

Leonard Creer Jr.
Stunts

Barbara Lee-Belmonte
Stunts

Kelsee King-Devoreaux
Stunts

April Weeden
Stunts
Media.









Details.
Release DateAugust 28, 1998
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 56m
Content RatingR
Box Office$12,413,650
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
musical
doo wop
showbiz
crowd
black singer
addict
legal battle
Wiki.
Why Do Fools Fall in Love is a 1998 American biographical drama film directed by Gregory Nava. Released by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the true story of Frankie Lymon, lead singer of the pioneering rock and roll group The Teenagers for one year. Moreover, the film highlights the three women in his life, each of whom claim to have married Lymon and lay claim to his estate.
Written by Tina Andrews, Why Do Fools Fall in Love stars Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon, and Larenz Tate, who portrays Lymon. Little Richard also appears in the film as himself.
"I Want You Back", one of the singles from the soundtrack, by Melanie Brown featuring Missy Elliott, peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart.
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