Why Do Fools Fall in Love

Release Date:

Aug 8, 1998

MPAA Rating:

R

Running Time:

1:55

Genre:

Biography

Director:

Gregory Nava

Cast:

Halle Berry	Zola Taylor
Vivica A. Fox	Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters
Lela Rochon	Emira Eagle
Larenz Tate	Frankie Lymon
Paul Mazursky	Morris Levy
Little Richard	Himself
Pamela Reed	Judge Lambrey
Alexis Cruz	Herman Santiago
David Barry Gray	Peter Markowitz
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	Young Little Richard
Clifton Powell	Lawrence Roberts
Lane Smith	Ezra Grahme
Ben Vereen	Richard Barrett
Paula Jai Parker	Paula King
Marcello Thedford	'Coop', a Drug Dealer
Norris Young	Jimmy
J. August Richards	Sherman
Jon Huertas	Joe Negroni

Producers:

Mark Allan , Harold Bronson , Gregory Nava , Stephen Nemeth , Paul Hall

Writers:

Tina Andrews

Language:

English

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In 1956, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers landed a doo-wop hit with ''Why Do Fools Fall in Love?'' Fame turned to tragedy as lead singer Lymon descended into substance abuse that eventually claimed his life at age 25. But Lymon didn't just leave his fans bereft -- he also left behind three women, and each believes she's owed his song royalties: Platters singer Zola Taylor, prostitute Elizabeth Waters and schoolteacher Emira Eagle .

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