In the mid-1980s, three women (each with an attorney) arrive at the office of New York entertainment manager Morris Levy. One is a singer from Los Angeles, formerly of the Platters; one is a petty thief from Philadelphia; one teaches high 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 tel... (Full plot summary below)
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In the mid-1980s, three women (each with an attorney) arrive at the office of New York entertainment manager Morris Levy. One is a singer from Los Angeles, formerly of the Platters; one is a petty thief from Philadelphia; one teaches high 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 widows come together and establish their own bond.
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| eFilmCritic.comScott WeinbergWorth it for the music -- but only barely. |
| Sacramento BeeJoe BaltakeThe spotlight is put to good use on the three talented actresses who play the assorted wives that Lymon picked up during his sad, short life. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliDespite employing the familiar motion picture elements of sex, greed, and music, this is not a run-of-the- mill biopic. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaDirector Gregory Nava's recreation of Frankie Lymon's late '50s-early '60s performances are exuberant. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordLarenz Tate is terrific recreating the excitement of Frankie's stage presence. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullWhy would anyone think a movie about a battle over music royalties by three vengeful women, starring Little Richard as himself, would be any good? |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenThe electricity in the air is so palpable each time Tate takes on the role of Lymon on the concert stage that we wonder how do-wop could ever have gone out of fashion. |
| JoBlo's Movie EmporiumJoBloLarenz Tate...gives an exceptionally well-rounded performance as the ill-fated Frankie Lymon. |
| Jam! MoviesLiz BraunWorth seeing just for the soundtrack and the nostalgia. |
| Nitrate OnlineElias SavadaWriter Tina Andrews' 15-year effort to bring this story of an extraordinary individual with a humpty-dumpty-life to the screen pays off big time. Here's one for the ages. |
