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Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)

Film · 1998 · 116 min · R · Drama · Romance

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.

Directed by Gregory Nava

Starring Larenz Tate, Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon, Pamela Reed, Clifton Powell, Paul Mazursky, Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

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In cinemas28 August 1998
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First release anywhere28 August 1998

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