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Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 28, 1998

Runtime

1h 56m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

67%

Original Title

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Production Companies

Rhino Films, Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Gregory Nava

Revenue

$12,413,650

Description

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.