Marvin & Tige(1985)

Sometimes it takes a friend to make the pieces fit

54

1h 44m

  • Drama

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?

Cast

  • John Cassavetes

    John Cassavetes

    Marvin

  • Billy Dee Williams

    Billy Dee Williams

    Richard Davis

  • Denise Nicholas

    Denise Nicholas

    Vanessa Jackson

  • Fay Hauser

    Fay Hauser

    Brenda Davis

  • Lou Walker

    Lou Walker

    Cab Driver

  • Danny Nelson

    Danny Nelson

    Bartender

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    Status

    Released (Mar 8, 1985)

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