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In 1956, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers landed a doo-wop hit with "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" Fame turned to tragedy as lead singer Lymon (Larenz Tate) descended into substance abuse that eventually claimed his life at age 25. But Lymon didn't just leave his fans bereft -- he also left behind three women, and each believes she's owed his song royalties: Platters singer Zola Taylor (Halle Berry), prostitute Elizabeth Waters (Vivica A. Fox) and schoolteacher Emira Eagle (Lela Rochon).
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Rating: R
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Genre: Biography
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Original Language: English
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Director: Gregory Nava
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Producer: Stephen Nemeth, Paul Hall
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Writer: Tina Andrews
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $12.5M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Warner Bros.
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Production Co: Warner Brothers, Rhino Films
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Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
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Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1), 35mm
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Based on a true story: Frankie Lyman (Why do fools fall in love).
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The first hour or so ranks as favorite movie material. It's enormously entertaining and a fresh spin on standard biopic: Diana Ross's cover of Why Do Fools Fall in Love spawns a court case where three women claim the rights to the song as Frankie Liman's wife. My favorite sequence is an infectious Larenz Tate singing (well, lip synching) to Goodie Goodie! But the movie sort of falls apart at the end. Oh, well. Focus on the positive!
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