Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Released: August 28, 1998Runtime: 116 min
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.
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Halle Berry
as Zola Taylor
Vivica A Fox
as Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters
Lela Rochon
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Larenz Tate
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Paul Mazursky
as Morris Levy
Pamela Reed
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Alexis Cruz
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David Barry Gray
as Peter Markowitz
Miguel A Nunez Jr
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as Lawrence Roberts
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