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Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)

R1h 56mDrama, Romance6.4(53)

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

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What it’s about

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.

Cast

  • 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

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