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Marvin & Tige (1985)

Sometimes it takes a friend to make the pieces fit

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Eric Weston
Writer : Wanda Dell, Eric Weston

Synopsis

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?

Actors

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

Crews

Eric Weston
Eric Weston
Director
Frankcina Glass
Frankcina Glass
Novel
Elayne Barbara Ceder
Elayne Barbara Ceder
Associate Producer
Wanda Dell
Wanda Dell
Producer
Frank Merke
Frank Merke
Executive Producer
Patrick Williams
Patrick Williams
Music
Brian West
Brian West
Director of Photography
Fabien D. Tordjmann
Fabien D. Tordjmann
Editor
Eric Weston
Eric Weston
Casting
Frank Blair
Frank Blair
Art Direction
Paul Rhudy
Paul Rhudy
Art Direction
Wanda Dell
Wanda Dell
Casting
Wanda Dell
Wanda Dell
Screenplay
Eric Weston
Eric Weston
Screenplay
Wanda Dell
Wanda Dell
Executive Producer

Trailers and other movies

Marvin And Tige Trailer 1983

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