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Why Do Fools Fall in Love

Play trailer Poster for Why Do Fools Fall in Love R,  Released Aug 8, 1998,  1h 55m,  Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 (Larenz Tate) 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 (Halle Berry), prostitute Elizabeth Waters (Vivica A. Fox) and schoolteacher Emira Eagle (Lela Rochon).
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This is a fun comedy with delightful musical numbers.

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Keith Phipps AV Club Why Do Fools Fall In Love never really conveys the essence of its subject. May 23, 2019 Full Review Paul Tatara CNN.com "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" is a misfire in several ways, but the key problem is that the writers have a clunky, concrete Christmas tree, not something thematic that can be used to devise scenes of various shades and colors. May 23, 2019 Full Review

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RONALD J Good performances, great music, with some really good comedic moments, this film manages to tell what is ultimately a sad story in an engaging way Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/17/23 Full Review deke p Shd be 5 stars for the music, 1 star for the jerk he turned out to be. So sorry. I remember & loved it well in '56. Seems most if not all of this genre of the real lives of pop music stars shine the light of truth on how fame and fortune took them to the depths & destroyed them. It would be disillusioning.. it it wasn't so normal and expected. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review
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Synopsis 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 (Larenz Tate) 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 (Halle Berry), prostitute Elizabeth Waters (Vivica A. Fox) and schoolteacher Emira Eagle (Lela Rochon).
Director
Gregory Nava
Producer
Stephen Nemeth, Paul Hall
Screenwriter
Tina Andrews
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Warner Brothers, Rhino Films
Rating
R
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 8, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.5M
Runtime
1h 55m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1), 35mm
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