Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Aug 28, 1998

1h 56m

★ 6.4

The story of three very different women.....with one husband in common.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Rhino Films

Warner Bros. Pictures

Why Do Fools Fall In Love Trailers

Cast

Frankie Lymon

Larenz Tate

Zola Taylor

Halle Berry

Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters

Vivica A. Fox

Emira Eagle

Lela Rochon

Judge Lambrey

Pamela Reed

Lawrence Roberts

Clifton Powell

Morris Levy

Paul Mazursky

Young Little Richard

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Stage Manager

James Gleason

Richard Barrett

Ben Vereen

Paula King

Paula Jai Parker

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