The movie traces the rise and fall of 1950s doo-wop singer Frankie Lymon and three women Zola Taylor; Elizabeth Waters, and Emira Eagle who each claim to be the widow of Frankie Lymon, claiming legal rights to his estate.
19 August 1969, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
26 October 1962, Annapolis, Maryland, USA
13 December 1971, Chicago, Illinois, USA
29 September 1974, The Bronx, New York, USA
17 April 1964, Los Angeles, California, USA
8 September 1975, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 September 1954, Tuba City, Arizona, USA
5 December 1932, Macon, Georgia, USA
24 August 1949, East Chicago, Indiana, USA
14 August 1966, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
December 06, 2005
This biopic is soulless, underwritten, over-acted and, worse, just plain dull.June 18, 2002
A fresh, enlightening example of how to take a tragic American show-business story and make it funny, warm and terrifically entertaining.February 14, 2001
Though Nava's soapy directing style makes Fools watchable enough in a campy way, the film's unsophisticated nature undermines its better qualities.June 18, 2008
Too ill defined to emerge from the pack of box office also-rans.January 01, 2000
What made Frankie run? The movie clearly doesn't know.May 20, 2003
The biggest problem is the man at the center.January 01, 2000
A cop-out!April 03, 2005
Worth it for the music -- but only barely.April 09, 2005
Larenz Tate is terrific recreating the excitement of Frankie's stage presence.January 01, 2000
Fails to bring anything new to what is rapidly becoming a genre unto itself (the 'talented but betrayed and flawed musical legend dead before their time' genre) making one wonder Why Did They Even Bother?April 25, 2003
A celebration of pop fantasies, a boyish rascal with a helium voice, and three pretty fools who fell in love with him.January 01, 2000
We get no discernible Frankie at all!