Why Do Fools Fall in Love (film)

For the 1956 song by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, see Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song)

Why Do Fools Fall in Love is a 1998 drama-romance film, written by Tina Andrews and directed by Gregory Nava. This film stars Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon and Larenz Tate. This is a biographical film of the brief but intense life of singer Frankie Lymon, who was part of the R&B group Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers for only one year.

Plot summary

Lymon was 13 years old when the group Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers erupted from radios and jukeboxes with their 1956 hit, Why Do Fools Fall in Love? and appeared in the movie Rock, Rock, Rock (1956). After Mr. Rock and Roll (1957), Lymon started a solo career, but then it all fell to apart. Lymon's career was over by the time he was 18 years old, and he died of a heroin overdose eight years later. Jumping from the 1950s to the 1980s, this film traces the rise and fall of Lymon (Larenz Tate) in a series of flashbacks as courtroom claims on Lymon's royalties are outlined by three women: Zola Taylor (Halle Berry) of the Platters R&B group; Elizabeth Waters (Vivica A. Fox), who became a prostitute to cover the costs of Lymon's recovery from addiction; and schoolteacher Emira Eagle (Lela Rochon). Little Richard also makes a courtroom appearance, while Miguel A. Nunez Jr. portrays Little Richard in scenes set in the 1950s.

Cast

Halle Berry — Zola Taylor
Vivica A. Fox — Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters
Lela Rochon — Emira Eagle
Larenz Tate — Frankie Lymon
Paul Mazursky — Morris Levy
Pamela Reed — Judge Lambrey
Alexis Cruz — Herman Santiago
Jon Huertas - Joe Negroni
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 — Drug Dealer
Norris Young — Jimmy

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