Marvin & Tige (1985)

Marvin & Tige (1985)

Sometimes it takes a friend to make the pieces fit 1985-03-08 104 Min. PG-13
5.4 7 votes

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 is Marvin
Marvin
Billy Dee Williams is Richard Davis
Richard Davis
Gibran Brown is Tige Jackson
Tige Jackson
Denise Nicholas is Vanessa Jackson
Vanessa Jackson
Fay Hauser is Brenda Davis
Brenda Davis
Georgia Allen is Carrie Carter
Carrie Carter
Jerry Penson is Policeman
Policeman
Charles Darden is TV Salesman
TV Salesman
May K. Pearce is Nurse
Nurse
Lou Walker is Cab Driver
Cab Driver
Rob Harke is Driver
Driver
Danny Nelson is Bartender
Bartender

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