Why Do Fools Fall In Love

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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  Gregory Nava
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  Sydney Gilner

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  Larenz Tate
  Frankie Lymon
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  Halle Berry
  Zola Taylor
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  Vivica A. Fox
  Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters
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  Lela Rochon
  Emira Eagle
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  Pamela Reed
  Judge Lambrey
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  Clifton Powell
  Lawrence Roberts
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  Paul Mazursky
  Morris Levy
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  Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
  Young Little Richard
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  James Gleason
  Stage Manager
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  Ben Vereen
  Richard Barrett
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  Paula Jai Parker
  Paula King
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  Little Richard
  Himself
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  Miya McGhee
  Girl Group Singer
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  Aries Spears
  Redd Foxx
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  Alexis Cruz
  Herman Santiago
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  David Barry Gray
  Peter Markowitz
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  Marcello Thedford
  Drug Dealer
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  Jon Huertas
  Joe Negroni
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  Craig Kirkwood
  Eddie Williams
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  Lucille M. Oliver
  Linda