Movie · 1998
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Released 28 August 1998 More from 1998 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Little Richard
as Himself
Ben Vereen
as Richard Barrett
Pamela Reed
as Judge Lambrey
Clifton Powell
as Lawrence Roberts
Lela Rochon
as Emira Eagle
Aries Spears
as Redd Foxx
Alexis Cruz
as Herman Santiago
Larenz Tate
as Frankie Lymon
Jon Huertas
as Joe Negroni
David Barry Gray
as Peter Markowitz
Marcello Thedford
as Drug Dealer
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The numbers
44years between the oldest and youngest billed
65Little Richard — oldest on the call sheet
21Jon Huertas — youngest billed
37average age of the credited cast