Movie: Marvin & Tige

Top 10 Billed Cast

John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes

Marvin

Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams

Richard Davis

Gibran Brown
Gibran Brown

Tige Jackson

Denise Nicholas
Denise Nicholas

Vanessa Jackson

Fay Hauser
Fay Hauser

Brenda Davis

Georgia Allen
Georgia Allen

Carrie Carter

Jerry Penson
Jerry Penson

Policeman

Charles Darden
Charles Darden

TV Salesman

May K. Pearce
May K. Pearce

Nurse

Lou Walker
Lou Walker

Cab Driver

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  • Overview

    Marvin, a heavy-drinking widower meets Tige, an 11-year-old orphan. With nowhere else to go, Tige moves in with Marvin and they develop a close friendship. Marvin wants to adopt Tige but knows that he is too poor to give him a good home. Then he discovers who Tige's father is a rich suburbanite who doesn't even know Tige exists. Should Marvin, and can he, give up the boy he loves, and who loves him, in favor of a stranger with the right genes and bank balance?

  • Release Date

    1985-03-08

  • Average

    5.4

  • Rating:

    2.7 starts
  • Tagline

    Sometimes it takes a friend to make the pieces fit

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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