Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)

08/28/1998 1h 56m

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

How old is the movie?

26 years 9 months 3 days

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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Larenz Tate

as Frankie Lymon

Born 09/08/1975, age 49

Halle Berry

as Zola Taylor

Born 08/14/1966, age 58

Vivica A. Fox

as Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters

Born 07/30/1964, age 60

Lela Rochon

as Emira Eagle

Born 04/17/1964, age 61

Pamela Reed

as Judge Lambrey

Born 04/02/1949, age 76

Clifton Powell

as Lawrence Roberts

Born 03/16/1956, age 69

Paul Mazursky

as Morris Levy

Born 04/25/1930

Died 06/30/2014, age 84

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

as Young Little Richard

Born 08/11/1964, age 60

Ben Vereen

as Richard Barrett

Born 10/10/1946, age 78

Paula Jai Parker

as Paula King

Born 08/19/1969, age 55

Little Richard

as Himself

Born 12/05/1932

Died 05/09/2020, age 87

Aries Spears

as Redd Foxx

Born 04/03/1975, age 50

Alexis Cruz

as Herman Santiago

Born 09/29/1974, age 50

Jon Huertas

as Joe Negroni

Born 10/23/1976, age 48