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Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998) [R]

Release Date:
August 28, 1998

Original Title:
Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Genres:
Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
Rhino Films
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
JP: R18+  US: R 

Runtime: 116

The story of three very different women.....with one husband in common.

Overview from TheMovieDB

In the mid-80s, three women (each with an attorney) arrive at the office of New York entertainment manager, Morris Levy. One is an L.A. singer, formerly of the Platters; one is a petty thief from Philly; one teaches school in a small Georgia town. Each claims to be the widow of long-dead doo-wop singer-songwriter Frankie Lyman, and each wants years of royalties due to his estate, money Levy has never shared. During an ensuing civil trial, flashbacks tell the story of each one's life with Lyman, a boyish, high-pitched, dynamic performer, lost to heroin. Slowly, the three wives establish their own bond.

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Production

Art Direction:
John Chichester

Boom Operator:
Albert Aquino

Casting:
Reuben Cannon

Chief Lighting Technician:
John W. DeBlau

Choreographer:
Russell Clark

Construction Coordinator:
Ray Maxwell

Costume Design:
Elisabetta Beraldo

Costume Supervisor:
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell

Dialogue Editor:
Michael Magill
James Matheny

Director:
Gregory Nava

Director of Photography:
Edward Lachman

Editor:
Nancy Richardson

Foley Editor:
Frank Smathers

Location Manager:
Wayne Middleton

Music Editor:
Dan DiPrima

Original Music Composer:
Stephen James Taylor

Post Production Supervisor:
Erica L. Hiller

Producer:
Paul Hall

Production Coordinator:
Cheryl Miller

Production Design:
Cary White

Property Master:
Steven M. Levine

Rigging Gaffer:
Christopher Lyons

Script Supervisor:
Sydney Gilner

Set Decoration:
Jackie Carr

Set Designer:
Michael Bernard

Sound Designer:
Richard King

Sound Effects Editor:
Charles Maynes

Sound Mixer:
Veda Campbell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Kevin E. Carpenter
Jeffrey J. Haboush

Special Effects:
Wes Mattox

Special Effects Coordinator:
Larry Fioritto

Still Photographer:
Nicola Goode

Stunt Coordinator:
William Washington

Stunts:
Pat Romano
Steve M. Davison

Supervising ADR Editor:
Kimberly Lambert

Transportation Captain:
John Yarbrough

Transportation Coordinator:
Mario Simon

Visual Effects Supervisor:
David M. Garber

Writer:
Tina Andrews

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