Why Do Fools Fall in Love

Why Do Fools Fall in Love is a 1998 drama-romance film, written by Tina Adrews, and directed by Gregory Nava. This movie stars Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, 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.

Related Topics:
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - 1956 - 1956 - 1957 - Heroin - Overdose - 1950s - 1980s - Larenz Tate - Halle Berry - Platters - Vivica A. Fox - Lela Rochon - Little Richard - Miguel A. Nunez Jr.

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