Why Do Fools Fall In Love

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

Why Do Fools Fall In Love — Plot

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.

• Release date
• August 28, 1998
• Runtime
• 116 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Gregory Nava

Why Do Fools Fall In Love — Cast

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