Google Frankie Lymon Eternal. It is the best website for accurate information regarding Frankie and a place for those who knew Frankie and/or fans to share stories.
State your name and occupation Mr. Piterman. My legal name is Richard Piterman, but I am know to everybody as Lil Richard, the architect of Rock N Roll! I am the originator! I am the innovator! I am the massibator! I am the motivator I concieved it, achieved it, defined it, refined it, mold it, sold it then the white man stole it! Oh yes stole my whooo! Stole my whop bopa do whop bam boom! Took all my copyrights! Put out covers on me! Why do you think they call it rhythm and blues!
Perfectly cast film. Larenz Tate is perfect as Frankie Lymon. Halle Berry is a perfect (and equisitely beautiful) Zola Taylor. Perfect casting. God Halle looks delicious.
I think Larenz Tate did an awesome job in this family sure he didn't look like Frankie but he does move like him pretty good even with the head bobbing
@jrogers9ful1 yeah it really is how the stars get robbed and how the record labels sucks all the talent and leave them with nothing. And its happening now !!
The actor playing Herman Santiago played in an episode of an old HBO series called lifestories families in crisis it was the eddie matos story and he recently was a character in the video game LA Noir
@sexyfatbastid yea the latino kid who is singing at the back played the teenage outlaw Joey carza in Streets of Laredo - its the one where his mother was a whore - his sister was blind - and his brother was a retard who used to hang around with a goat
Why are Pepole getting mad because Larenz tate is older than Frankie? there aren't alot of 13 year olds that are qualified for this character. I mean he has 4 sex scenes with 3 different women
@blkshepherd Larenz Tate is an awesome actor... Don't diss him just because you didn't like this movie and I love this movie even though it's not exactly the truth
In case no one's noticed, I'm playing Devil's Advocate. I don't think anyone's explicitly wrong (including turtlelvr45). I'm just saying if it was your $10mil to burn, you're probably going to get the best looking cast you can to maximize profit. Where I think this movie failed is skipping over 1956-1961. He goes from being a 13yr old boy courting an 18yr old Zola Taylor to being a fully-grown drug addict struggling with his career in about 45 seconds. That's bad storytelling there.
@Caveman1006 I don't think the movie is shit, but I agree that it left out a lot of things. Since they have the same actor play Frankie at age 13 (the beginning) as when he's 25 (when he dies), you never realize that he matured physically and couldn't sing soprano anymore. He goes from shattering color barriers to being a belligerent junkie running from heroin dealers in 90 seconds... little explanation of what happened in those 6 years.
@turtlelvr45 True, but you gotta give them a pass on that. Zola Taylor (Halle Berry's character) first got intimate with Frankie, according to court testimony, when he was just 13 and she was 18. In most states, you could get child molestation charges for that. Anyway, Halle doesn't look 18 and I doubt you'd ever get Halle to kiss an actor that looks anything close to 13.
@turtlelvr45 OK, a pretty girl is NEVER going to get child molestation charges or statutory rape charges for having sex with someone less than 5 years her junior, but I hope you can understand the obstacle this presents for getting a guy that's sufficiently young enough to play a 13 year old Frankie... and then getting another one who looks close enough to him when he's 25 years old, the age when he dies.
@Beaumagnus seriously you need to chill out. it was just a comment it's not like you can do anything about it haha. you take things to seriously lol honestly, IDGAF about the actor so calm down. i just love the music, alright? :)
@turtlelvr45 No, YOU need to chill out. I didn't call you any names, I didn't make it personal. I just pointed out why your comment was IMPRACTICAL. You're the one acting like it's a personal attack; if you can say why I'm wrong, have at it! I disagreed with Caveman1006 and his response was congenial. People will disagree with your comments, most of the time they won't even be mature about it like I was and explain WHY. Try to handle criticism better in the future...
@balotelli456 I definitely believed it should have been considered. What I'm saying is if you are the executive producer of a movie with a multi-million dollar budget, your goal is to have people see it so you can get back money on your investment, right? So it's fairly normal for movies like this to cast actors that are far more handsome than the people they are portraying. And like I was saying, no sane producer is going to have Halle Berry kiss a 13yr old kid, that's just creepy.
@Beaumagnus they obviously could have had a younger zola taylor, plus the part where they have the kiss is where they could have done the period for larenz tate as frankie older, anything. your making a big deal on this little adjustment, they could have done it without any problem, pretty much all biography movies have a stage where there younger and with younger actors
@balotelli456 A "younger" Zola Taylor? Women usually don't change much between 17 and 30 and she's in this range for all the flashbacks. You said it was a real fail to cast Tate as Frankie because Frankie looks more like Gary Coleman; and I agree. And now you're going against this thinking and suggesting hiring ANOTHER female (when you already have Halle) to play 18yr old Zola Taylor for their courtship?? As a purist, I agree with you but no sane producer would do that.
@balotelli456 All I'm saying is I think if you were put in charge when this movie was being shot and it was your butt on the line, you probably would have done the same things that were done here (hire Tate instead of Gary Coleman, use Halle Berry for as many scenes as possible, etc.) so try to cut 'em some slack. The only thing I would have changed was actually show Frankie through his teens... his voice changing, having sex with women twice his age, getting involved with drugs, etc.
Now that i've found out that frankie was 13 when he started singing these songs, i can't look at this movie the same sounds and looks off, but its still a great movie :)
There's no doubt that this film is historically innaccurate. Frankie Lymon probably could not have been any more than thirteen or fourteen when this song came out and yet Larenz Tate looks much older. Either that or the filmmakers want viewers to assume he was a big thirteen or fourteen year old.
Frankie Lymon is a tragic example of how drugs can destroy your talent and more importantly your life.There are modern performers who are headed for an early grave just like he was but I will spare them further embarassment this time by not listing their names.
@24colorblind Based on what a lot of people have said, not everyone knows it's fiction. I agree on that it entertains, but it would be more worth watching if it told the truth about Frankie and his life.
The Frankie Lymon movie isn't necesarily a lie, it's just not the whole truth. Yes, Frankie Lymon's personal life was a mess, and that was true about relationships with women as well. But the movie didn't really show the charisma that Frankie and the Teenagers had as performers. More importantly, at one point someone said that by 1961 he "hadn't recorded in years." Frankie continued to record--it's just that people weren't buying his records anymore.
@whayes8084 Frankie was on drugs, but this movie really exaggerates his drug abuse. It makes him look like a lunatic. First off, when Frankie & The Teenagers went to audition at Gee Records, they auditioned for George Goldner. The movie says that they auditioned for Morris Levy. When Frankie got married to his first wife Elizabeth, they had a child. The child unfortunately passed on, but this movie left that out completely...
@whayes8084 (Cont.) That scene where it shows Frankie throwing Elizabeth's dog out the window is a complete lie, she said in an interview that they left the dog in Virginia. It also leaves out the death of his mother, his reunion with The Teenagers in 1965. Frankie never married Zola Taylor. She used to say that he was her husband, but the whole thing was a publicity stunt to enhance their careers.
@whayes8084 (Cont.) At the end where they show Frankie going into Morris Levy's office and they have that conversation is also a lie. At the time Frankie died, his manager Sam Bray booked him in a recording session that was supposed to take place on Feb. 28. Meaning, Frankie didn't meet with Morris Levy to discuss anything due to the fact that his manager already booked him with Roulette Records, which is also owned by Morris. Morris didn't pay a dime for Frankie's funeral...
@whayes8084 It's funny how they put Little Richard in this movie as if he had anything important to point out, because the truth is that after Frankie's career went down, Little Richard was nowhere to be found. He never went to the funeral, much less did he appear in court to testify on anything. May I also add that shortly after this movie's theatrical release, Frankie's first wife Elizabeth filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. for defamation of character.
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Those of you who are taking this movie to be a TRUE biopic of Frankie Lymon must realize it is a Hollywood film and much of it is fictionalized.For instance,as far as I know there is no evidence that he messed around and married three women who ended up fighting over his estate and possessions after his death.The only true component of the movie was his abuse of drugs which put him in an early grave.
@xyPERSON While this is definitely a dramatization... there indeed was several court cases involving the three women. Zola Taylor was one of those women, but she could never prove that she and Frankie were actually married
But you are correct in saying the movie is heavily fictionalized. For example, Frankie didn't die in a public restroom; he died in his grandmother's bathroom.
@RyanKBoman The reason it's dramatized so heavily is because it's from the point of view of the people who are testifying. I thought that part was obvious since you could hear them talking during the flashbacks... their telling it how they remember it. Since none of them were there when Frankie died they assumed that's what happened to him... I'm surprised that no one else got that
@TiaDalmasdaughter84 I think in the case of these "biopics", they are all heavily fictionalized. That's one of the reasons there hasn't been a Sam Cooke movie yet, because the people in control of his estate don't trust Hollywood to tell the real story.
I was there during the filming of this part.They built a courtroom set (minus the wall near Richards chair) that way the steadycam cameraman could go from filming Richard to walking right through the theatre to shoot the already in progress live performance with camera rolling non stop.No special effects needed.Theatre is one of those classic ones in downtown LA.
@SureFireThang He would have made a great older Frankie. But you are right in the begining their should have been an real kid playing Frankie. This movie needs a complete DO OVER! If this is supposed to be the story of Frankie Lymon why does it start in a prison? Frankie was not born in prison.
White people invent music - blacks just build on it. That is why you don't see anything but conga drums coming out of Africa. They need a white-built platform to build off of.
@kmg4 lmao... that sounds whack! how can white people invent music when y'all have no rhythm? who invented rock n roll? black people! who invented jazz? black people! who invented rnb? black people! who invented hip hop? black people! now, who invented square dancing? crackers! who invented river dancing? crackers! who invented all of the other whack country music? crackers! you see a pattern there, son?
@kmg4 You're nothing but a racist troll. You tell on yourself so well...But what makes you assume I'm AA? Because I don't agree with your hate filled, ignorant, back woods rhetoric? Maybye I just paid attention in history / music class? If you're trying to get a "rise" out of me, you fail terribly. Don't bother responding, any future comments will be ignored. I have never met you, but I know for a fact I'm better. This attempt at an argument is beneath me. lol.Have a good evening sweetheart :)
Larenz was 25 and he was playing as a 13 yr old kid which was was very silly looking. Reminds me of the real Frankie on Hollywood a go go. A new movie needs to be made and an actual kid play little Frankie. There are ways to act around the sex. Just have Frankie go n2 a room w/ a woman and close the door. I believe people will know without them acting it out
3:37 Wooooooooooooo SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pvtpyle74 7 hours ago
wheres part one?
carlojeffersonyu45 22 hours ago
sopa anyone?
Two1Right1Wings 1 week ago
lmao at 4:24 "i am the masturbator" hahahah
mastax1234 1 week ago
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MissAblue676792 3 weeks ago 2
this guy is not young enough to play frankie lymon. He'd have to kick his own balls to get notes that high
espositolne 3 weeks ago
No Carlton isnt right for this role i think they picked the right guy
erroll38 1 month ago 2
yeah col movie
CmeKing54321 1 month ago
Perfectly cast film. Larenz Tate is perfect as Frankie Lymon. Halle Berry is a perfect (and equisitely beautiful) Zola Taylor. Perfect casting. God Halle looks delicious.
brnleague99 1 month ago
@brnleague99 Yeah he would be except the real Frankie Lymon was only thirteen or fourteen at the time and Larenz Tate obviously is older.
xyPERSON 2 weeks ago
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awesome this movie go hard
TheLJ59 1 month ago
GREAT MOVIE
erroll38 2 months ago
Baby, Morris didn't even use no vasoline hahahaha!!!!
boredstudent 2 months ago 3
Goooooooooooooo fasterrrtrrrrrtrrrrrrttr4rrrrr
smokey901 2 months ago
he lip singing
Valmicster89 2 months ago
7:03 OWNED
princessrocroyal 2 months ago
go Little Richard!!
boredstudent 2 months ago
Dam they got the whole movie on here?..lol! Mofos find a way dont they!..lol!
DeannDmere 2 months ago 3
Little Richard said "white man has stolen"
I know which person is. Elivis Presley
1DJKnight 2 months ago 5
@TheScoobie1313 huh at what part?
IamDottieDandridge 3 months ago
I think Larenz Tate did an awesome job in this family sure he didn't look like Frankie but he does move like him pretty good even with the head bobbing
IamDottieDandridge 3 months ago
@jrogers9ful1 yeah it really is how the stars get robbed and how the record labels sucks all the talent and leave them with nothing. And its happening now !!
TheJazzplease 3 months ago
doesn't sound like the original franky. Anybody knows if its him? there both good
TheScoobie1313 3 months ago in playlist MOvies
what movie is that?
thegwvoigt 3 months ago
The actor playing Herman Santiago played in an episode of an old HBO series called lifestories families in crisis it was the eddie matos story and he recently was a character in the video game LA Noir
ljcollins78 3 months ago
This is how people in the business get robbed for real!
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U guys I have finally made the video with Frankie's Adult pictures plus pictures of his wives!!! check out my channel its on there YAY!
Frankie Lymon Adult Pictures!!! RARE!!! just type that in my vid will come up!
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U guys I have finally made the video with Frankie's Adult pictures plus pictures of his wives!!! check out my channel its on there YAY!
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CrustyClaps 3 months ago
I Love 9:05 .
CrissyPoohful 3 months ago
Suddup lol
B3auty5150 4 months ago
i love da part wer he said all dat counts is u 9:05 lol he killed it
Romea19 4 months ago
Am I crazy or did Ben Vereen play Chicken George in Roots?
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(which I havent seen since it first aired in '77)
sexyfatbastid 4 months ago
@sexyfatbastid 1977?? how old r u... surprised u even know how to youtube
CrustyClaps 3 months ago
Carleton should have played Franky's role
martynainghis 4 months ago 39
@martynainghis - shoot...i dont alphonse would've been ready for the dancing party....LOL!!
Nichiel 3 months ago
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@martynainghis - shoot...i dont alphonso would've been ready for the dancing party....LOL!!
Nichiel 3 months ago
@martynainghis HEll YA DAmn YOu right
3YECANDY08 3 months ago
Omg....that is sooooo funny!!!! but ture.
bethmassage 1 month ago
@martynainghis quite possibly the best idea ever
brendanpersonius 3 weeks ago
@martynainghis that would have been dope
amaka38 2 weeks ago
@martynainghis your only saying that cause carleton looks a little like LARENZ TATE, but neither carleton or larenz tate look like frankie lymon
balotelli456 1 week ago
@martynainghis, you mean Alfonso Ribiero should have played Frankie Lymon instead of Larenz Tate? I think Larenz did a good job.
ViewerMovies3002 4 days ago
@ViewerMovies3002 i agree
tayjuan 1 day ago
The guy playing this Herman Santiago kid @ 1:46 was also the little kid in Stargate.
sexyfatbastid 4 months ago
@sexyfatbastid yea the latino kid who is singing at the back played the teenage outlaw Joey carza in Streets of Laredo - its the one where his mother was a whore - his sister was blind - and his brother was a retard who used to hang around with a goat
and yes he play that talaban kid in star gate1
CrustyClaps 3 months ago
the movie was a good movie.the cast were great in it.
godnlenora 4 months ago
Frankie Lymon Sings Like A Little Girl , But His Music Is Legend And Very Entertaining
ImmenseProduction 5 months ago
I think they put Frankie's voice in there haha
Badingolfer12 5 months ago
Larenz Tate in this role.
Pirate7X 5 months ago
great movie. shutup haters
indeed1234 5 months ago
@indeed1234 exactly i hate haters this is one of my fav movies and frankie lymon is one of my fav old time singers
NIghtRider805 5 months ago
*PEOPLE
TiaDalmasdaughter84 5 months ago
Why are Pepole getting mad because Larenz tate is older than Frankie? there aren't alot of 13 year olds that are qualified for this character. I mean he has 4 sex scenes with 3 different women
TiaDalmasdaughter84 5 months ago
This was an AWFUL movie..the guy playing Frankie was Horrible. This movie did NOTHING for frankies Memory NOTHING. garbarge.
blkshepherd 5 months ago
@blkshepherd Larenz Tate is an awesome actor... Don't diss him just because you didn't like this movie and I love this movie even though it's not exactly the truth
TiaDalmasdaughter84 5 months ago
In case no one's noticed, I'm playing Devil's Advocate. I don't think anyone's explicitly wrong (including turtlelvr45). I'm just saying if it was your $10mil to burn, you're probably going to get the best looking cast you can to maximize profit. Where I think this movie failed is skipping over 1956-1961. He goes from being a 13yr old boy courting an 18yr old Zola Taylor to being a fully-grown drug addict struggling with his career in about 45 seconds. That's bad storytelling there.
Beaumagnus 5 months ago
ahhh actual music
Constellashun 5 months ago
@Constellashun agreed! :D
turtlelvr45 5 months ago
tate is a much more handsome guy than Frankie Lymon...
myrnlynn1117 6 months ago
gotta luv lil richard! he's a legend
OneTrillNigga07 6 months ago
MOVIE LEFT OUT ALOT OF THINGS...focused too much on the wives. deeply research on franks life and you'll see this movie is shit
Caveman1006 6 months ago
@Caveman1006 I don't think the movie is shit, but I agree that it left out a lot of things. Since they have the same actor play Frankie at age 13 (the beginning) as when he's 25 (when he dies), you never realize that he matured physically and couldn't sing soprano anymore. He goes from shattering color barriers to being a belligerent junkie running from heroin dealers in 90 seconds... little explanation of what happened in those 6 years.
Beaumagnus 6 months ago
@Beaumagnus indeed
Caveman1006 6 months ago
when he said"that's all bye bye" it sounded creepy as Hxll!!
PKzRep 6 months ago
that guy is waaaay too old to be frankie lmao
turtlelvr45 6 months ago
@turtlelvr45 True, but you gotta give them a pass on that. Zola Taylor (Halle Berry's character) first got intimate with Frankie, according to court testimony, when he was just 13 and she was 18. In most states, you could get child molestation charges for that. Anyway, Halle doesn't look 18 and I doubt you'd ever get Halle to kiss an actor that looks anything close to 13.
Beaumagnus 6 months ago
@turtlelvr45 OK, a pretty girl is NEVER going to get child molestation charges or statutory rape charges for having sex with someone less than 5 years her junior, but I hope you can understand the obstacle this presents for getting a guy that's sufficiently young enough to play a 13 year old Frankie... and then getting another one who looks close enough to him when he's 25 years old, the age when he dies.
Beaumagnus 6 months ago
@Beaumagnus whaaat??? i was just making a comment i didn't ask for all of this!!! lol :P ohh youtube...
turtlelvr45 6 months ago
@turtlelvr45 Get over it. Your criticism was unfair; there's no way they'd get an actor anywhere close to Frankie's true age.
Beaumagnus 6 months ago
@Beaumagnus seriously you need to chill out. it was just a comment it's not like you can do anything about it haha. you take things to seriously lol honestly, IDGAF about the actor so calm down. i just love the music, alright? :)
turtlelvr45 6 months ago
@turtlelvr45 No, YOU need to chill out. I didn't call you any names, I didn't make it personal. I just pointed out why your comment was IMPRACTICAL. You're the one acting like it's a personal attack; if you can say why I'm wrong, have at it! I disagreed with Caveman1006 and his response was congenial. People will disagree with your comments, most of the time they won't even be mature about it like I was and explain WHY. Try to handle criticism better in the future...
Beaumagnus 6 months ago
@Beaumagnus SMH
turtlelvr45 6 months ago
@Beaumagnus you know they could have did different actors for different periods in his life, right, anyway the movie should have considered that
balotelli456 5 months ago
@balotelli456 I definitely believed it should have been considered. What I'm saying is if you are the executive producer of a movie with a multi-million dollar budget, your goal is to have people see it so you can get back money on your investment, right? So it's fairly normal for movies like this to cast actors that are far more handsome than the people they are portraying. And like I was saying, no sane producer is going to have Halle Berry kiss a 13yr old kid, that's just creepy.
Beaumagnus 5 months ago
@Beaumagnus they obviously could have had a younger zola taylor, plus the part where they have the kiss is where they could have done the period for larenz tate as frankie older, anything. your making a big deal on this little adjustment, they could have done it without any problem, pretty much all biography movies have a stage where there younger and with younger actors
balotelli456 5 months ago
@balotelli456 A "younger" Zola Taylor? Women usually don't change much between 17 and 30 and she's in this range for all the flashbacks. You said it was a real fail to cast Tate as Frankie because Frankie looks more like Gary Coleman; and I agree. And now you're going against this thinking and suggesting hiring ANOTHER female (when you already have Halle) to play 18yr old Zola Taylor for their courtship?? As a purist, I agree with you but no sane producer would do that.
Beaumagnus 5 months ago
@balotelli456 All I'm saying is I think if you were put in charge when this movie was being shot and it was your butt on the line, you probably would have done the same things that were done here (hire Tate instead of Gary Coleman, use Halle Berry for as many scenes as possible, etc.) so try to cut 'em some slack. The only thing I would have changed was actually show Frankie through his teens... his voice changing, having sex with women twice his age, getting involved with drugs, etc.
Beaumagnus 5 months ago
@Beaumagnus thats obviously what im saying, with at the most two actors playing frankie lymon in periods of his life
balotelli456 5 months ago
@turtlelvr45 yeah, it was a real fail casting him as frankie lymon, gary coleman looks more like him
balotelli456 5 months ago
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turtlelvr45 5 months ago
Who was singing "Oh wah" in the beginning? They sound good!
NaughtyNard1991 6 months ago
the movie was weak because it really didnt follow his life they didnt even change his voice as he got older
thethugangel63 6 months ago
"baby. morris didn't even use no vaseline". iconic.
musiqtube1 6 months ago
you can tell he's lip syncing because that voice doesnt match the actor's voice
TheChloe503 6 months ago
@GAYDOLFSHITLER1969 Lool thats definitely true!!1
DoMzZvsMuChE 6 months ago
Now that i've found out that frankie was 13 when he started singing these songs, i can't look at this movie the same sounds and looks off, but its still a great movie :)
downgirl123 6 months ago
what the???.....what's going on with frankie's voice??
bluedreamer5000 6 months ago
They got larenz Tate, because he's handsome, and looked nice with all 3 ladies lool!!
DoMzZvsMuChE 6 months ago
would sombody pleas explain the Vasilene bit that little richard said?
MrBarribatts 6 months ago
@MrBarribatts hes saying that morris fucked frankie over
thethugangel63 6 months ago
@thethugangel63 ok now that make sense
MrBarribatts 6 months ago
yes little richard lol
january719 7 months ago
vivica a. fox was my favorite character in this movie...love this movie
83boat1 7 months ago
They should of got Gary Coleman to play the part of Frankie Lymon. Gary Coleman looks more like Frankie Lymon than Lorenz Tate.
PinchMeImSleeping 7 months ago
@PinchMeImSleeping LMAOOOOOOOOOOO
CrownJewel32 2 months ago
There's no doubt that this film is historically innaccurate. Frankie Lymon probably could not have been any more than thirteen or fourteen when this song came out and yet Larenz Tate looks much older. Either that or the filmmakers want viewers to assume he was a big thirteen or fourteen year old.
xyPERSON 7 months ago
look at Drake @ 7:54 lmao...
ABPSN21 7 months ago 16
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@ABPSN21 hahaha you are silly!!
BoriquaNatural08 4 months ago
Frankie Lymon is a tragic example of how drugs can destroy your talent and more importantly your life.There are modern performers who are headed for an early grave just like he was but I will spare them further embarassment this time by not listing their names.
xyPERSON 7 months ago
This ugly ass nigga pulled that fine ass woman, who sang in the Platters?! Look her up and you'll feel like I feel.
whayes8084 7 months ago
its weird frankie n michael have the same middle names
cgoddson1 7 months ago
@24colorblind Based on what a lot of people have said, not everyone knows it's fiction. I agree on that it entertains, but it would be more worth watching if it told the truth about Frankie and his life.
MsTruthFinder101 7 months ago
This movie is such a joke! It's based on lies. It's sad that people don't want to realize what a deception this movie is.
MsTruthFinder101 7 months ago
@MsTruthFinder101 i thought everyone knew it was fiction? intertaining though.
24colorblind 7 months ago in playlist Movies
@MsTruthFinder101
The Frankie Lymon movie isn't necesarily a lie, it's just not the whole truth. Yes, Frankie Lymon's personal life was a mess, and that was true about relationships with women as well. But the movie didn't really show the charisma that Frankie and the Teenagers had as performers. More importantly, at one point someone said that by 1961 he "hadn't recorded in years." Frankie continued to record--it's just that people weren't buying his records anymore.
RaananVolesPianist 7 months ago
@MsTruthFinder101 Really? So he wasn't on drugs? What parts weren't true, if you don't mind telling me?
whayes8084 7 months ago
@whayes8084 Frankie was on drugs, but this movie really exaggerates his drug abuse. It makes him look like a lunatic. First off, when Frankie & The Teenagers went to audition at Gee Records, they auditioned for George Goldner. The movie says that they auditioned for Morris Levy. When Frankie got married to his first wife Elizabeth, they had a child. The child unfortunately passed on, but this movie left that out completely...
MsTruthFinder101 7 months ago
@whayes8084 (Cont.) That scene where it shows Frankie throwing Elizabeth's dog out the window is a complete lie, she said in an interview that they left the dog in Virginia. It also leaves out the death of his mother, his reunion with The Teenagers in 1965. Frankie never married Zola Taylor. She used to say that he was her husband, but the whole thing was a publicity stunt to enhance their careers.
MsTruthFinder101 7 months ago
@whayes8084 (Cont.) At the end where they show Frankie going into Morris Levy's office and they have that conversation is also a lie. At the time Frankie died, his manager Sam Bray booked him in a recording session that was supposed to take place on Feb. 28. Meaning, Frankie didn't meet with Morris Levy to discuss anything due to the fact that his manager already booked him with Roulette Records, which is also owned by Morris. Morris didn't pay a dime for Frankie's funeral...
MsTruthFinder101 7 months ago
@whayes8084 It's funny how they put Little Richard in this movie as if he had anything important to point out, because the truth is that after Frankie's career went down, Little Richard was nowhere to be found. He never went to the funeral, much less did he appear in court to testify on anything. May I also add that shortly after this movie's theatrical release, Frankie's first wife Elizabeth filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. for defamation of character.
MsTruthFinder101 7 months ago
@whayes8084 I forgot to mention that Morris Levy did not go to Frankie's funeral.
MsTruthFinder101 7 months ago
frankie forever
Dragon2Feu1 7 months ago
what country or not allowed to watch that video tell me please
anonymoussoldier368 7 months ago
where part 1 D:
anonymoussoldier368 7 months ago in playlist Movies I Love 2
What's the name of this movie?
KanakaMouli510 7 months ago
Larenz Tate made Frankie Lymon seem attractive and he was uglyy!!
onejqueen 8 months ago
lil richard is a damn fool!
OneTrillNigga07 8 months ago
Franki lymon had a nice voice.
TheBinkster6 8 months ago
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Cindee2090 8 months ago
LOL at 4:54
robbieatnsudotcom 8 months ago
Lip Singing Like A Bitch.......
MemoJr414 8 months ago
what a ugly voice
asmerina1 8 months ago
yeah hes not lip syncing its obviously he is singing for reels im totaly cerial
alonsod456 8 months ago
Movie is 2 freakin funny
idrissa14152 9 months ago
lil richard was too funny lol
JUSTSTEFF585 9 months ago
Those of you who are taking this movie to be a TRUE biopic of Frankie Lymon must realize it is a Hollywood film and much of it is fictionalized.For instance,as far as I know there is no evidence that he messed around and married three women who ended up fighting over his estate and possessions after his death.The only true component of the movie was his abuse of drugs which put him in an early grave.
xyPERSON 9 months ago 2
@xyPERSON actually it is true... there were 3 women actually fighting over his Estate.....MOst of it is real... But yea MOST OF IT IS True
tony3918 9 months ago
@xyPERSON While this is definitely a dramatization... there indeed was several court cases involving the three women. Zola Taylor was one of those women, but she could never prove that she and Frankie were actually married
But you are correct in saying the movie is heavily fictionalized. For example, Frankie didn't die in a public restroom; he died in his grandmother's bathroom.
RyanKBoman 5 months ago
@RyanKBoman The reason it's dramatized so heavily is because it's from the point of view of the people who are testifying. I thought that part was obvious since you could hear them talking during the flashbacks... their telling it how they remember it. Since none of them were there when Frankie died they assumed that's what happened to him... I'm surprised that no one else got that
TiaDalmasdaughter84 4 months ago 18
@TiaDalmasdaughter84 I think in the case of these "biopics", they are all heavily fictionalized. That's one of the reasons there hasn't been a Sam Cooke movie yet, because the people in control of his estate don't trust Hollywood to tell the real story.
RyanKBoman 4 months ago
@TiaDalmasdaughter84 no i did from the jump he got signed to Big Apple Records before his death. They should have added that.
hartzaire 1 week ago
so frankie was not ment to be the lead singer
fingernerv 9 months ago
Lol, Little Richard must be a riot at parties :D
DemomanX614 9 months ago 14
Littl Richard the Architecte of Rock and Roll !!!
Tark75ifty 10 months ago
man i love lil richard
doreenmusic8 10 months ago
@ 2:50 the man who played frankie did not match the voice that he had
the101gamers 10 months ago
wow this was a great movie for those that says tate did a bad job playing franki needs to killed them selves he did a good job
poetmm 10 months ago
he looks so gay when he says "Thats all, Bye-Bye!" LOL
Dubhen6 10 months ago 3
he was really 15 at the time why did they have a grown man play the part the lip singing is horrible because it sounds like a man with a kids voice
cherelleislove 11 months ago
Sgt Espera from Generation Kill!!!!!
aragorn1780 11 months ago
is that a true story?
1diamondsexy 1 year ago 3
yea he really did dance with a white girl on tv and the
djmadco 1 year ago
Larenze Tate played that part - big time!!
PillarV1 1 year ago
iLIVE for Little Richard!!
"Stole My WOOOOO!!"
alcoholharmony 1 year ago 4
@alcoholharmony LOL. "Stole my wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom!"
dawb86 1 year ago 4
"Well um, you just hang here, and experience some of my street shit."
aryul 1 year ago 2
this is a gud movie but sad as hell
nene4719 1 year ago
I was there during the filming of this part.They built a courtroom set (minus the wall near Richards chair) that way the steadycam cameraman could go from filming Richard to walking right through the theatre to shoot the already in progress live performance with camera rolling non stop.No special effects needed.Theatre is one of those classic ones in downtown LA.
martinishot 1 year ago
why was he touching white females? WTF
simpsda 1 year ago
@simpsda bcuz white women love black dick just ask my ex
JUSTME543212345 1 year ago
@JUSTME543212345 ?? i think the black in you is confused on what i wrote.
simpsda 1 year ago
@simpsda
I don't think anyone wants your ignorance here, kid.
iwoalolai 1 year ago
he got his ass slapped
3lateefa 1 year ago
that's will smith's dad!!! fucking deadbeat trucker!!
hongpingmike 1 year ago
Larenz Tate was too old to be playing Frankie.
SureFireThang 1 year ago
@SureFireThang He would have made a great older Frankie. But you are right in the begining their should have been an real kid playing Frankie. This movie needs a complete DO OVER! If this is supposed to be the story of Frankie Lymon why does it start in a prison? Frankie was not born in prison.
Love4FrankieLymon 1 year ago
@datchick360, because gay truely means happy.
lexielovesEdward 1 year ago
black people has been rocking from the beginning. leave to white people to try and take it away. too bad they failed.
ABPSN21 1 year ago 20
White people invent music - blacks just build on it. That is why you don't see anything but conga drums coming out of Africa. They need a white-built platform to build off of.
kmg4 7 months ago
@kmg4 lmao... that sounds whack! how can white people invent music when y'all have no rhythm? who invented rock n roll? black people! who invented jazz? black people! who invented rnb? black people! who invented hip hop? black people! now, who invented square dancing? crackers! who invented river dancing? crackers! who invented all of the other whack country music? crackers! you see a pattern there, son?
ABPSN21 7 months ago
@ABPSN21 stop with your racist bullshit,i dont know if ur white or black,it doesnt matter, your a racist piece of shit.
rhs6520 6 months ago
@kmg4 You need to go back to school. Your ignorance overshadows common knowledge on the subject. Lmao!
sonicscreamingblue 6 months ago
@sonicscreamingblue Actually, my education is much better than yours, since I did not have affirmative action. You only got by through AA.
What I said is true, and the truth hurts.
kmg4 6 months ago
@kmg4 You're nothing but a racist troll. You tell on yourself so well...But what makes you assume I'm AA? Because I don't agree with your hate filled, ignorant, back woods rhetoric? Maybye I just paid attention in history / music class? If you're trying to get a "rise" out of me, you fail terribly. Don't bother responding, any future comments will be ignored. I have never met you, but I know for a fact I'm better. This attempt at an argument is beneath me. lol.Have a good evening sweetheart :)
sonicscreamingblue 6 months ago
@kmg4 *better than you......that's what I meant to say. Ok buddy go back to your racist trolling :)
sonicscreamingblue 6 months ago
OMG LITTLE RICHARD HELL YA GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY LMAO
rocknrolldude1989 1 year ago
Every Woman Said'' Elizabeth Waters Or Lymon: I'm Mrs. Frankie Lymon, Zola: I'm Mrs. frankie Lymon Emira Eagle: No I'm Marrayed To Frankie Lymon
privateloui1958 1 year ago
1956, Frankie was 14 and Zola was 18 or 19, wow
wrightbrooks 1 year ago
Vivica's look @ 4:59 was PRICELESS!!
sipsfinest228 1 year ago
Larenz was 25 and he was playing as a 13 yr old kid which was was very silly looking. Reminds me of the real Frankie on Hollywood a go go. A new movie needs to be made and an actual kid play little Frankie. There are ways to act around the sex. Just have Frankie go n2 a room w/ a woman and close the door. I believe people will know without them acting it out
Love4FrankieLymon 1 year ago
wasn't lymon about 12 whenn they wrote that song? that guy looks in his 20's
johnnie160 1 year ago
I LOVE LARENZ TATE!!!!! ABD HE PLAYED THIS PART PHENOMALLY!!!!!!
phatandlovinit 1 year ago
miss ross hit trigged this lawsuit.
masc6feet1man 1 year ago
KEVIN HART! lolz
skateprince101 1 year ago
Nothing against Larenz, but it's weird taking his role as a high-pitched singer seriously. The dubbed audition doesn't look right.
a90sfan 1 year ago