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Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)

R · 1998-08-28 · 1h 56m · EN
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The story of three very different women.....with one husband in common.

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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Gregory NavaDirectorTina AndrewsWriter
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Larenz TateLarenz TateFrankie LymonHalle BerryHalle BerryZola TaylorVivica A. FoxVivica A. FoxElizabeth 'Mickey' WatersLela RochonLela RochonEmira EaglePamela ReedPamela ReedJudge LambreyClifton PowellClifton PowellLawrence RobertsPaul MazurskyPaul MazurskyMorris LevyMiguel A. Núñez Jr.Miguel A. Núñez Jr.Young Little RichardJames GleasonJames GleasonStage ManagerBen VereenBen VereenRichard BarrettPaula Jai ParkerPaula Jai ParkerPaula KingLittle RichardLittle RichardHimself

Keywords

MusicalShowbizCrowdAddictLegal battleBlack singerDoo wop

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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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Why Do Fools Fall In Love has a runtime of 116 minutes.

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