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Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Quick Facts
DirectorGregory Nava
Runtime1h 56m · R
GenresDrama · Romance
Release1998-08-28
Film

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

1998· R· 1h 56m· 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.

1998-08-28
Why Do Fools Fall In Love

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Key Crew
DirectorGregory Nava
ProducerPaul Hall
Director of PhotographyEdward Lachman
Original Music ComposerStephen James Taylor
Full cast & crew (21 cast · 45 crew)

Details

Released1998-08-28
Runtime1h 56m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosRhino Films · Warner Bros. Pictures
Box office$12M
LanguagesEnglish · French
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.4/10 · 52 votes
Original languageen

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