Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

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

1998 en 116 minutes

Rating: 6.7

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

Larenz Tate

Larenz Tate

Frankie Lymon

Halle Berry

Halle Berry

Zola Taylor

Vivica A. Fox

Vivica A. Fox

Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters

Lela Rochon

Lela Rochon

Emira Eagle

Pamela Reed

Pamela Reed

Judge Lambrey

Clifton Powell

Clifton Powell

Lawrence Roberts

Paul Mazursky

Paul Mazursky

Morris Levy

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Young Little Richard

James Gleason

James Gleason

Stage Manager

Ben Vereen

Ben Vereen

Richard Barrett

Paula Jai Parker

Paula Jai Parker

Paula King

Little Richard

Little Richard

Himself

Miya McGhee

Miya McGhee

Girl Group Singer

Aries Spears

Aries Spears

Redd Foxx

Alexis Cruz

Alexis Cruz

Herman Santiago

David Barry Gray

David Barry Gray

Peter Markowitz

Marcello Thedford

Marcello Thedford

Drug Dealer

Jon Huertas

Jon Huertas

Joe Negroni

Craig Kirkwood

Craig Kirkwood

Eddie Williams

Lucille M. Oliver

Lucille M. Oliver

Linda

Alex Thomas

Alex Thomas

Jimmy Mac (as Alex Thomas Jr.)

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