Halle Berry,
Vivica A. Fox,
Lela Rochon,
Larenz Tate,
Paul Mazursky
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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 ... read more
DVD Release Date: May 1, 2001
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May 30, 2007The 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 seque... read more
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April 22, 2012lorenz tate showed a side of frankie lymon that we never got to see. vivica a. fox was again a treat to watchthe musical numbers were good. halle barry did a good job also. its worth seeing
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November 6, 2008this is the rollicking story of the 1950s doo-wop singer frankie lymon and his life with three of the women that loved him. and though the actors are all really good at what they do, vivica a fox outdistances her cast members as the tough and wily elizabeth lymon.
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June 7, 2008This movie has great music to sing along to. You'll love the comedic roles played by wonderful actors and actresses.
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April 9, 2008Lorenz Tate does a great job as Frankie Lymon. The movie is okay at best. Nothing really eye opening. Very pedestrian.
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January 16, 2008I just watched this and I liked it. I love Frankie anyways so the movie was really cool to see into the musicians life.
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November 30, 2007i llllllllllllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this movie
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November 24, 2007Yes, this had all my people in this, Lorenzo tate, Halle Berry, Vivica Fox, and Lelon Rochon. Love it!
Critic Reviews
June 18, 2008
Todd McCarthy, Variety
April 25, 2003
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
A celebration of pop fantasies, a boyish rascal with a helium voice, and three pretty fools who fell in love with him. Full Review
June 18, 2002
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
A fresh, enlightening example of how to take a tragic American show-business story and make it funny, warm and terrifically entertaining. Full Review
February 14, 2001
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Though Nava's soapy directing style makes Fools watchable enough in a campy way, the film's unsophisticated nature undermines its better qualities. Full Review
January 1, 2000
USA Today
Entertaining and nostalgically moving!
January 1, 2000
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times
Lymon's career may have been short and sad, but Why Do Fools Fall in Love finds the melodrama of his life in the exciting music of his time and the tumult of his romances. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
The spotlight is put to good use on the three talented actresses who play the assorted wives that Lymon picked up during his sad, short life. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
We get no discernible Frankie at all! Full Review
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