Why Do Fools Fall In Love

6.6
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Run time: 116 min
  • Premiere: 1998. August 28.

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.

Discover

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

Miya McGhee

Girl Group Singer

Aries Spears

Redd Foxx

Alexis Cruz

Herman Santiago

David Barry Gray

Peter Markowitz

Marcello Thedford

Drug Dealer

Jon Huertas

Joe Negroni

Craig Kirkwood

Eddie Williams

Alex Thomas

Jimmy Mac (as Alex Thomas Jr.)

Art

Cary White

Production Design

John Chichester

Art Direction

Michael Bernard

Set Designer

Jackie Carr

Set Decoration

Ray Maxwell

Construction Coordinator

Steven M. Levine

Property Master

Camera

Edward Lachman

Director of Photography

Nicola Goode

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Elisabetta Beraldo

Costume Design

Cheryl Beasley Blackwell

Costume Supervisor

Crew

Erica L. Hiller

Post Production Supervisor

John Yarbrough

Transportation Captain

Wes Mattox

Special Effects

William Washington

Stunt Coordinator

Russell Clark

Choreographer

Larry Fioritto

Special Effects Coordinator

Pat Romano

Stunts

Mario Simon

Transportation Coordinator

Directing

Gregory Nava

Director

Sydney Gilner

Script Supervisor

Editing

Lighting

Christopher Lyons

Rigging Gaffer

John W. DeBlau

Chief Lighting Technician

Production

Paul Hall

Producer

Wayne Middleton

Location Manager

Cheryl Miller

Production Coordinator

Sound

Albert Aquino

Boom Operator

Richard King

Sound Designer

Kevin E. Carpenter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Charles Maynes

Sound Effects Editor

Jeffrey J. Haboush

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dan DiPrima

Music Editor

James Matheny

Dialogue Editor

Frank Smathers

Foley Editor

Veda Campbell

Sound Mixer

Michael Magill

Dialogue Editor

Stephen James Taylor

Original Music Composer

Kimberly Lambert

Supervising ADR Editor

Writing

Art

Cary White

Production Design

John Chichester

Art Direction

Michael Bernard

Set Designer

Jackie Carr

Set Decoration

Ray Maxwell

Construction Coordinator

Steven M. Levine

Property Master

Camera

Edward Lachman

Director of Photography

Nicola Goode

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Elisabetta Beraldo

Costume Design

Cheryl Beasley Blackwell

Costume Supervisor

Crew

Erica L. Hiller

Post Production Supervisor

John Yarbrough

Transportation Captain

Wes Mattox

Special Effects

William Washington

Stunt Coordinator

Russell Clark

Choreographer

Larry Fioritto

Special Effects Coordinator

Pat Romano

Stunts

Mario Simon

Transportation Coordinator

Directing

Gregory Nava

Director

Sydney Gilner

Script Supervisor

Editing

Lighting

Christopher Lyons

Rigging Gaffer

John W. DeBlau

Chief Lighting Technician

Production

Paul Hall

Producer

Wayne Middleton

Location Manager

Cheryl Miller

Production Coordinator

Sound

Albert Aquino

Boom Operator

Richard King

Sound Designer

Kevin E. Carpenter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Charles Maynes

Sound Effects Editor

Jeffrey J. Haboush

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dan DiPrima

Music Editor

James Matheny

Dialogue Editor

Frank Smathers

Foley Editor

Veda Campbell

Sound Mixer

Michael Magill

Dialogue Editor

Stephen James Taylor

Original Music Composer

Kimberly Lambert

Supervising ADR Editor

Writing