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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 01/19/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 56 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 19 Genres: Drama, Musical Drama, Biopic [feature], Showbiz Drama

Gregory Nava directed this biographical drama on the brief but intense life of singer Frankie Lymon who stayed with the popular Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers group only for a year. Lymon was 13 years old when the group 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 turned solo, but then it all fell to pieces. Lymon's career was over by the time he was 18, and he died of a heroin overdose eight years later. Jumping from the '50s to the '80s, 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 turned prostitute to cover 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 '50s. Shown at the 1998 Urbanworld Film Festival (NY). ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Halle Berry - Zola Taylor
Vivica A. Fox - Elizabeth Waters
Lela Rochon - Emira Eagle
Larenz Tate - Frankie Lymon
Paul Mazursky - Morris Levy

The true story of the three widows of teen-idol Frankie Lymon comes to DVD with this 1999 release, presented in widescreen 1.85:1 and Standard 1.33:1. Along with the two transfers, =Why Do Fools Fall In Love? features interactive menus, production notes, a theatrical trailer, and an audio commentary track with the director, writer, and producer, making it a worthwhile addition to a fans collection. On the audio end, there is a Dolby Digital 5.1 English soundtrack and a French-dubbed track in Dolby Digital Stereo. English and French subtitles are also available. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide