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Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Gregory Nava

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Tina Andrews ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

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. Núñez Jr. ... Young Little Richard (as Miguel A. Nunez Jr.)
Clifton Powell ... Lawrence Roberts
Lane Smith ... Ezra Grahme
Ben Vereen ... Richard Barrett
Paula Jai Parker ... Paula King
Marcello Thedford ... Drug Dealer
Norris Young 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 Alex Thomas ... Jimmy Mac (as Alex Thomas Jr.)
Mary-Pat Green ... Guard
Carlease Burke ... Guard
Erik Dahlberg Erik Dahlberg ... Guard
Ray Laska ... Bailiff
Renee Raudman Renee Raudman ... Waitress
Frankie J. Allison ... Undercover Cop (as Frankie Jay Allison)
Raymond O'Keefe Raymond O'Keefe ... Desk Sergeant
Cerita Monet Bickelmann Cerita Monet Bickelmann ... Laura
Loretta Fox Loretta Fox ... Pam
Darrell Eisman Darrell Eisman ... Control Room Worker
Sam Mountain Sam Mountain ... Control Room Worker
Ric Borelli Ric Borelli ... Control Room Worker
Douglas Seagraves Douglas Seagraves ... Control Room Worker
Mark Paulk Mark Paulk ... Platter
Martin Paulk Martin Paulk ... Platter
Ron Jaxson Ron Jaxson ... Platter
Gary L. Neal Gary L. Neal ... Platter
Yorgo Constantine ... Announcer
Indira Tyler Indira Tyler ... Girl Group Singer
Miya McGhee ... Girl Group Singer (as Miya Mc Ghee)
Erica Kenadie Cobbin Erica Kenadie Cobbin ... Girl Group Singer
Nanci Fletcher Nanci Fletcher ... Girl Group Singer
Shirley Caesar ... Self
James Gleason ... Stage Manager
Brandon D. Morgan Brandon D. Morgan ... Young Singer in Church Choir
Charles Walker ... Driver
Kevin Fry ... MP
Ray Proscia ... Security Man
Keith Amos Keith Amos ... Man in hot tub
J.W. Smith ... Postman
Shashawnee Hall ... Preacher
Shari Albert ... Morris' Secretary
John J West John J West ... Singer (as John West)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Bel Ayche David Bel Ayche ... Manager (uncredited)
Richard G. Boron Richard G. Boron ... Taxi Driver / Musician (uncredited)
Kevin Paul Shaw Broden Kevin Paul Shaw Broden ... Man on the street (uncredited)
Greg Bronson ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
MarLee Candell ... Cafeteria Server (uncredited)
Ski Carr ... Lawyer (uncredited)
Jan Citron Jan Citron ... Sunset Strip Protester (uncredited)
K9 Compton K9 Compton ... Concert patron (uncredited)
Eric F Donald Eric F Donald ... Police Officer (uncredited)
T.K. Durham T.K. Durham ... The Sophomores -\sSinger (uncredited)
Christopher Bryan Gomez ... Audience member (uncredited)
Jaxon Duff Gwillim ... Fan (uncredited)
Jeni Jones ... Fan (uncredited)
Frankie Lymon Frankie Lymon ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Denise Mikals Denise Mikals ... Beautiful Girl (uncredited)
Glendon Rich ... Prison Guard (uncredited)
Reena Pankaj Shah Reena Pankaj Shah ... Young Audience Member (uncredited)
D. Danny Warhol ... Concert fan (uncredited)
Annette Young ... Apple singer (uncredited)

Produced by 

Mark Allan ... executive producer
Harold Bronson ... executive producer
Bruce Franklin ... associate producer
Paul Hall ... producer
Gregory Nava ... executive producer
Stephen Nemeth ... producer

Music by 

Stephen James Taylor

Cinematography by 

Edward Lachman ... (as Ed Lachman)

Editing by 

Nancy Richardson

Casting By 

Reuben Cannon

Production Design by 

Cary White

Art Direction by 

John Chichester

Set Decoration by 

Jackie Carr

Costume Design by 

Elisabetta Beraldo

Makeup Department 

Mary Burton ... makeup artist: Ms. Berry
Ken Diaz ... prosthetic makeup artist
John E. Jackson ... prosthetic makeup artist
Erma Kent ... hair stylist
Barbara Lorenz ... hair stylist: Ms. Berry
Jacklin Masteran ... hair stylist
Douglas Noe ... makeup artist
Mark Sanchez ... key makeup artist
Kenneth Walker ... key hair stylist
Victoria Wood ... wig maker
Carol Brown ... makeup artist (uncredited)
K-Bobby ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Margaux L. Lancaster ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Mark Landon ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Judy Mathai ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Kathy Rogers ... makeup artist (uncredited)
David Syner ... key makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Mark Allan ... unit production manager
Erica L. Hiller ... post-production supervisor
Derek Freda ... production supervisor: second unit (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Bruce Franklin ... first assistant director
Barbara Martinez Jitner ... second unit director (as Barbara Martinez-Jitner)
Sandra M. Middleton ... second assistant director (as Sandra Middleton)
Kristi Antunovich ... second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Michael Bernard ... set designer
David Crvelin ... assistant art director
Tim Donelan ... lead man
Teri Anne Kopp ... assistant property master
Steven M. Levine ... property master (as Steve Levine)
Ray Maxwell ... construction coordinator
Clare Scarpulla ... set designer
Mark Schouten ... general forman
Ron Wilkinson ... assistant art director
Joey Genitempo ... scenic artist (uncredited) / stand-by painter (uncredited)
Serge Genitempo ... paint foreman (uncredited)
James Hayward ... props: second unit (uncredited)
Lou Mouneu Sr. ... plasterer (uncredited)
Robyn Tomasovski ... set painter (uncredited)
Anthony Tomeo ... painter gang boss (uncredited)
Jeff Valdez ... prop maker gangboss (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Albert Aquino ... boom operator
Andrew Bock ... assistant sound editor
Veda Campbell ... sound mixer
Kevin E. Carpenter ... re-recording mixer
Christopher Flick ... supervising foley editor
Kimberly Lambert Gibson ... supervising adr editor (as Kimberly Lambert)
Jeffrey J. Haboush ... re-recording mixer
Richard King ... sound designer / sound supervisor
Michael Magill ... dialogue editor
James Matheny ... dialogue editor
Charles Maynes ... sound effects editor
Thomas J. O'Connell ... adr mixer
Robert Schaper ... re-recording mixer
Frank Smathers ... foley editor
Nancy Tracy ... assistant sound editor
Bob Wishnefsky ... assistant sound editor
Linda Yeaney ... first assistant sound editor
Eric Gotthelf ... foley mixer (uncredited)
Jaya Jayaraja ... utility sound (uncredited)
Marsha Sorce ... sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Larry Fioritto ... special effects coordinator
Wes Mattox ... special effects

Visual Effects by 

David M. Garber ... visual effects supervisor
Barbara Martinez Jitner ... visual effects production supervisor (as Barbara Martinez-Jitner)
Eric Grenaudier ... lead compositor (uncredited)
Janet Quen ... digital effects artist (uncredited)
Mark Spatny ... visual effects production manager: POP Films (uncredited)
Tony Stewart ... visual effects department assistant (uncredited)

Stunts 

Tony Brubaker ... stunts
Leonard Creer Jr. ... stunts
Steve M. Davison ... stunts (as Steve Davison)
Cinda-Lin James ... stunts (as Cinda-Lyn James)
Kelsee King-Devoreaux ... stunts (as Kelsee Devoreaux)
Barbara Lee-Belmonte ... stunts (as Barbara Belmonte)
Pat Romano ... stunts (as Patrick Romano) / stunts
William Washington ... stunt coordinator
April Weeden ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department 

Robert J. Babin ... key grip
Russ Caldwell ... assistant chief lighting technician (as Russell Caldwell)
Rafael 'Rafa' Castro ... video assist operator
John W. DeBlau ... chief lighting technician (as John De Blau)
David Eubank ... first assistant camera: second unit
Kirk R. Gardner ... camera operator / steadicam operator
Nicola Goode ... still photographer
Mike Hall ... first assistant camera
Emil Hampton ... first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Emil Clayton Hampton)
Rick Kangrga ... dolly grip
Chris Leidholdt ... best boy
Christopher Lyons ... rigging gaffer
Justin Quach ... second assistant camera
Michael Bratkowski ... first assistant camera: additional photography (uncredited)
Danny Brazen ... grip (uncredited)
Robert Daniel ... studio technical support and services (uncredited)
Gene Hara ... electrician (uncredited)
John Joleaud ... spotlight operator (uncredited)
Francis Kenny ... additional photographer (uncredited)
Juan Morse ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Darryl Murchison ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Alexandre Naufel ... set lighting (uncredited)
Stephen Thorp ... electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Eddie Dunlop ... casting associate
Christopher Gray ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Cheryl Beasley Blackwell ... costume supervisor
Steve Ellsworth ... key costumer: men
Valerie T. O'Brien ... key costumer: women
Mira Zavidowsky ... assistant costume designer
Bridgitte Ferry ... set costumer (uncredited)
Philip Maldonado ... costumer (uncredited)
Tim Wilson ... costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Vernel Bakewell ... assistant editor
Gilbert Carreras ... color timer
Hank Corwin ... additional editor
Mo Henry ... negative cutter
Sheila MacDowell ... first assistant editor
Brian Ufberg ... assistant editor
Bill Daly ... post-production executive (uncredited)
Jonathan Malden ... colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Location Management 

Renee M. Clare ... assistant location manager (as Renee Clare)
Jane E. Graves ... assistant location manager
Wayne Middleton ... location manager
Mitch Harbeson ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department 

Tim Boyle ... score mixer / score recordist
Christopher Brooks ... music supervisor
Daniel DiPrima ... music editor (as Dan DiPrima)
Arif Mardin ... music production supervisor
Richard McIlvery ... additional music scoring engineer (uncredited)
Michael O'Rielly ... production music mixer / production music recordist
Bobbi Page ... vocal contractor/score vocalist
Timbaland ... executive song producer (as Tim Mosley)
Mark Agostino ... music playback operator (uncredited)
Tom Brown ... music preparation (uncredited)
George Doering ... musician (uncredited)
Daniel Gold ... music prep (uncredited)
Bernard Grobman ... musician (uncredited)
Jim Hoffman ... music preparation (uncredited)
Phyllis St. James ... singer (uncredited)
Sally Stevens ... vocal contractor (uncredited)
Alan Vavrin ... musician - percussion (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Sydney Gilner ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

John Agnew ... driver / picture car coordinator
John Lybrand ... picture car coordinator
Mario Simon ... transportation coordinator (as Mario A. Simon)
John Yarbrough ... transportation captain (as John David 'J.D.' Yarbrough)
George Bolton ... driver (uncredited)
James G. Brill ... driver (uncredited)
J. Armin Garza II ... driver: camera car (uncredited)
Kit Hendrickson ... driver (uncredited)
'Wild Bill' Laczko ... driver (uncredited)
Kim Magruder ... driver generator operator (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Jackie Bazan ... dvd publicist / publicist
James Borrego ... staff assistant
Royce T. Brown ... staff assistant
Cassandra Butcher ... publicist
Russell Clark ... choreographer
Ashlee Cohen ... assistant: Mr. Nemeth
Neisha Folkes-LeMelle ... assistant choreographer (as Neisha Folkes)
Cheryl Fong ... assistant production associate (as Cheryl Li Fong)
Derek Freda ... assistant: Mr. Allan
Primrose Fukuchi ... assistant production accountant
Wendy Goldfisher ... staff assistant
Jason Gondek ... staff assistant
Francisco Hernández ... assistant: Mr. Nava (as Francisco Hernandez)
Jennifer Herring ... office assistant (as Jennifer Hering)
Skip Mason ... researcher
Ravi D. Mehta ... production accountant
Cheryl Miller ... production coordinator (as Cheryl A. Miller)
Freddy Mojica ... caterer
Stephanie V. Neroes ... staff assistant
Kofi A. Oliver ... office assistant
Denise Pugh-Ruiz ... staff assistant
Peter Rathje ... medic
Kelly Richardson ... production secretary (as Kelly L. Richardson)
Deborah Ricketts ... researcher
Jason Sanford ... assistant: Mr. Hall
Andrea Scharf ... researcher
Charlie Scott ... craft service
Steve Stone ... staff assistant
George L. Tarrant Jr. ... staff assistant
Ron Thompson ... office assistant
Joi Turner ... staff assistant
Wilson Turner ... office assistant
Jeff Coopwood ... adr artist (uncredited)
Gary Hackney ... assistant to director: second unit (uncredited)
Pam Holdridge ... production coordinator (uncredited)
Tara Nicole Hughes ... dancer (uncredited)
Sandy Lizaola-Hernandez ... assistant accountant (uncredited)
Chris Ranung ... craft service: second unit (uncredited)
RuDee Sade ... adr artist (uncredited)
Tony Stewart ... assistant to second unit director (uncredited)
Andy Wombwell ... Rhino Films executive (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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