Marvin & Tige (1985)

Sometimes it takes a friend to make the pieces fit

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 (15)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

John Cassavetes

Marvin

Billy Dee Williams

Richard Davis

G

Gibran Brown

Tige Jackson

Denise Nicholas

Vanessa Jackson

Fay Hauser

Brenda Davis

G

Georgia Allen

Carrie Carter

J

Jerry Penson

Policeman

C

Charles Darden

TV Salesman

M

May K. Pearce

Nurse

Lou Walker

Cab Driver

R

Rob Harke

Driver

Danny Nelson

Bartender

J

Je Nie Fleming

Sylvia Davis

F

Frank Hart

Dr. Ross

T

Tami Dash

Shirley Carter

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