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Marvin & Tige
Marvin & Tige

Marvin & Tige

Sometimes it takes a friend to make the pieces fit

Genres

Drama

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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?

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

08 March 1985

Country

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

Rob Harke

Rob Harke

Driver

Danny Nelson

Danny Nelson

Bartender

Je Nie Fleming

Je Nie Fleming

Sylvia Davis

Frank Hart

Frank Hart

Dr. Ross

Tami Dash

Tami Dash

Shirley Carter

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