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
Cary White
Production Design
John Chichester
Art Direction
Erica L. Hiller
Post Production Supervisor
Michael Bernard
Set Designer
Jackie Carr
Set Decoration
Albert Aquino
Boom Operator
Richard King
Sound Designer
Elisabetta Beraldo
Costume Design
Ray Maxwell
Construction Coordinator
Reuben Cannon
Casting
John Yarbrough
Transportation Captain
Kevin E. Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wes Mattox
Special Effects
William Washington
Stunt Coordinator
Charles Maynes
Sound Effects Editor
David M. Garber
Visual Effects Supervisor
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
Costume Supervisor
Wayne Middleton
Location Manager
Jeffrey J. Haboush
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dan DiPrima
Music Editor
Russell Clark
Choreographer
Larry Fioritto
Special Effects Coordinator
Sydney Gilner
Script Supervisor
Pat Romano
Stunts
Edward Lachman
Director of Photography
Cheryl Miller
Production Coordinator
Steven M. Levine
Property Master
Nicola Goode
Still Photographer
Christopher Lyons
Rigging Gaffer
James Matheny
Dialogue Editor
Frank Smathers
Foley Editor
Veda Campbell
Sound Mixer
Michael Magill
Dialogue Editor
John W. DeBlau
Chief Lighting Technician
Stephen James Taylor
Original Music Composer
Kimberly Lambert
Supervising ADR Editor
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
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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., it is based on the true story of Frankie Lymon, the 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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