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Marvin & Tige

Marvin & Tige

# Sometimes it takes a friend to make the pieces fit
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?
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1985-03-08
⌚ Running Time: 104 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.4

Beloved Cast

John Cassavetes original image
Marvin
John Cassavetes
Billy Dee Williams original image
Richard Davis
Billy Dee Williams
Gibran Brown original image
Tige Jackson
Gibran Brown
Denise Nicholas original image
Vanessa Jackson
Denise Nicholas
Fay Hauser original image
Brenda Davis
Fay Hauser
Georgia Allen original image
Carrie Carter
Georgia Allen
Jerry Penson original image
Policeman
Jerry Penson
Charles Darden original image
TV Salesman
Charles Darden
May K. Pearce original image
Nurse
May K. Pearce
Lou Walker original image
Cab Driver
Lou Walker
Rob Harke original image
Driver
Rob Harke
Danny Nelson original image
Bartender
Danny Nelson
Je Nie Fleming original image
Sylvia Davis
Je Nie Fleming
Frank Hart original image
Dr. Ross
Frank Hart
Tami Dash original image
Shirley Carter
Tami Dash

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