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“In show business, stories like this are a dime a dozen, but under the direction of Gregory Nava and aided by some outstanding performances, the film draws you in with humor and heartbreak." -- Billboard
Directed by Gregory Nava
This rollicking musical biopic directed by Gregory Nava, and produced by Rhino Films and Warner Bros., tells the story of Frankie Lymon, young front-man for The Teenagers (and arguably the prototype for Michael Jackson) who popularized this film’s title song in the 1950s. Featuring amazing concert sequences, the film traces Lymon’s comical troubles when three women (one played delightfully by Halle Berry) converge, all claiming to be his wife… with apparent validity. It also paints a shrewd portrait of the travails that follow in the wake of vertiginous changes in fame and fortune.
Warner Bros. Producer: Paul Hall, Stephen Nemeth. Screenwriter: Tina Andrews. Cinematographer: Edward Lachman. Editor: Nancy Richardson. Cast: Larenz Tate, Halle Berry, Vivica Fox, Lela Rochon, Ben Vereen.
35mm, color, 116 min.
The screening of Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998) will be preceded by a 6:45 p.m. signing of the new book, “The Rhino Records Story: The Revenge of the Music Nerds,” by Harold Bronson, founder of Rhino Records, and co-executive producer of tonight’s feature.
Watch the trailer below.
