

Why Do Fools Fall In Love
“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.
Genres
Drama, Romance
Studio
Rhino Films
Language
en
Status
Released
How Why Do Fools Fall In Love performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$12.4M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast

Frankie Lymon
Larenz Tate
Frankie Lymon

Zola Taylor
Halle Berry
Zola Taylor

Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters
Vivica A. Fox
Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters

Emira Eagle
Lela Rochon
Emira Eagle

Judge Lambrey
Pamela Reed
Judge Lambrey

Lawrence Roberts
Clifton Powell
Lawrence Roberts

Morris Levy
Paul Mazursky
Morris Levy

Young Little Richard
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Young Little Richard

Stage Manager
James Gleason
Stage Manager

Richard Barrett
Ben Vereen
Richard Barrett

Paula King
Paula Jai Parker
Paula King

Himself
Little Richard
Himself
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