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Why Do Fools Fall in Love is an American 1998 romantic drama, directed by Gregory Nava. The screenplay was written by Tina Andrews.[1] The film stars Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon and Larenz Tate.
PlotSpoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Lymon was thirteen years old when the teenage 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 singing career, but it all fell apart. Lymon's career was over by the time he was eighteen years old, and he died of a heroin overdose eight years later. Jumping from the 1950s to the 1980s, the 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).
The film ends with Elizabeth winning Frankie's estate, however later the ruling is overturned by the Court and Emira gets Frankie's estate. Spoilers end here.
BackgroundThe screenplay of the film, written by actress-turned-screenwriter Tina Andrews, took fifteen years to be produced. Director Gregory Nava used most of the technical staff from his prior film Selena.[2] Filming locationsFilming locations include: Jacksonville, Florida; Los Angeles, California; and Starke, Florida. Exhibition and box officeThe film was first presented at the Urbanworld Film Festival, New York, on August 8, 1998. The film opened in wide release on August 28, 1998 (1,369 theatres) and sales the opening weekend were $3,946,382. Why Do Fools Fall in Love ran for 8 weeks domestically (66 days) and eventually grossed $12,506,676 in the United States. At its widest release the film was shown in 1,377 screens.[3] Critical receptionThe film opened to mixed reviews. Roger Ebert, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times was disappointed in the screenplay and ultimately Nava's directon of the film. He said, "There are several angles this material might have been approached from, and director Gregory Nava tries several without hitting on one that works. By the end of the film we're not even left with anyone to root for; we realize with a little astonishment, waiting for the court verdict, that we don't care who wins."[4] Yet, film critic Peter Stack liked the film and belives director Nava smartly juggles a lot of elements in the picture. He wrote, "Why Do Fools Fall in Love is a fresh, enlightening example of how to take a tragic American show-business story and make it funny, warm and terrifically entertaining...[it] brims with joyful spirit and raucous comedy...[and the film] deftly juggles a surprising number of elements, but they all work."[5] Cast and ratings
SoundtrackImage:Wdffsounds.jpg Soundtrack Cover The film was an obvious showcase for great period music of the 1950s. As such, an original motion picture soundtrack was released by Rhino Records on September 8, 1998. The CD contained fourteen tracks including five of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers's original recordings. Other performers in the sountrack include: Little Richard, The Platters, the Shirelles, Otis Redding, and a few others. A second CD was released on the same date by East West Records featuring music by Lymon and the Teenagers, performed by modern artists such as En Vogue, Melanie Brown, Missy Elliott, Destiny Child, Coko, and others. AwardsWins
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