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MOVIE

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1998

116 minutes (1 hrs 56 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Gregory Nava

Starring

Halle Berry · Vivica A. Fox · Lela Rochon · Larenz Tate · Paul Mazursky · Pamela Reed

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 28th August 1998

Box Office Quickview

US box office

Box Office debut: 28th Aug '98
Debut position: 5
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: $3.9 Million
Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

28 Aug, 1998
5

4 Sep, 1998
7

11 Sep, 1998
12

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£0

US total gross
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$10.6 Million

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

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Director

Role

Gregory Nava

Directed By

Halle
Berry

Paul
Mazursky

Actor

Character

Halle Berry

Zola Taylor

Vivica A. Fox

Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters

Lela Rochon

Emira Eagle

Larenz Tate

Frankie Lymon

Paul Mazursky

Morris Levy

Pamela Reed

Judge Lambrey

Alexis Cruz

Herman Santiago

David Barry Gray

Peter Markowitz

Miguel A. Nunez Jr.

Young Little Richard

Clifton Powell

Lawrence Roberts

Lane Smith

Ezra Grahme

Ben Vereen

Richard Barrett

Paula Jai Parker

Paula King

Marcello Thedford

Drug Dealer

Norris Young

Jimmy

Little Richard

Self

J. August Richards

Sherman

Jon Huertas

Joe Negroni

Aries Spears

Redd Foxx

Craig Kirkwood

Eddie Williams

Lucille M. Oliver

Linda

Alex Thomas

Jimmy Mac

Mary-Pat Green

Guard

Carlease Burke

Guard

Erik Dahlberg

Guard

Ray Laska

Bailiff

Renée Raudman

Waitress

Frankie J. Allison

Undercover Cop

Raymond OKeefe

Desk Sergeant

Cerita Monet Bickelmann

Laura

Loretta Fox

Pam

Darrell Eisman

Control Room Worker

Sam Mountain

Control Room Worker

Ric Borelli

Control Room Worker

Douglas Seagraves

Control Room Worker

Mark Paulk

Platter

Martin Paulk

Platter

Ron Jaxson

Platter

Gary L. Neal

Platter

Yorgo Constantine

Announcer

Indira Tyler

Girl Group Singer

Miya McGhee

Girl Group Singer

Erica Kenadie Cobbin

Girl Group Singer

Nanci Fletcher

Girl Group Singer

Shirley Caesar

Self

James Gleason

Stage Manager

Brandon D. Morgan

Young Singer in Church Choir

Charles Walker

Driver

Kevin Fry

Ray Proscia

Security Man

Keith Amos

Man in hot tub

J.W. Smith

Postman

Shashawnee Hall

Preacher

Shari Albert

Morris' Secretary

John J West

Singer

David Bel Ayche

Manager

Greg Bronson

Restaurant Patron

Catherine Campion

Prison inmate

MarLee Candell

Cafeteria Server

Ski Carr

Lawyer

Jan Citron

Sunset Strip Protester

T.K. Durham

The Sophomores -sSinger

Christopher Bryan Gomez

Audience member

Jaxon Duff Gwillim

Fan

Jeni Jones

Fan

Frankie Lymon

Self

Denise Mikals

Beautiful Girl

Glendon Rich

Prison Guard

Reena Pankaj Shah

Young Audience Member

D. Danny Warhol

Concert fan

Annette Young

Apple singer