Marvin & Tige
Sometimes it takes a friend to make the pieces fit
1985 | 104m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Eric Weston |
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| Writer: | Eric Weston, Frankcina Glass, Wanda Dell |
| Staring: |
| 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? | |
| Release Date: | Mar 08, 1985 |
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| Director: | Eric Weston |
| Writer: | Eric Weston, Frankcina Glass, Wanda Dell |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | suicide, adoption, homelessness, class, alcoholism, racism |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Cassavetes | Marvin |
| Billy Dee Williams | Richard Davis |
| Gibran Brown | Tige Jackson |
| Denise Nicholas | Vanessa Jackson |
| Fay Hauser | Brenda Davis |
| Georgia Allen | Carrie Carter |
| Jerry Penson | Policeman |
| Charles Darden | TV Salesman |
| May K. Pearce | Nurse |
| Lou Walker | Cab Driver |
| Rob Harke | Driver |
| Danny Nelson | Bartender |
| Je Nie Fleming | Sylvia Davis |
| Frank Hart | Dr. Ross |
| Tami Dash | Shirley Carter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Eric Weston | Screenplay, Director, Casting |
| Frankcina Glass | Novel |
| Patrick Williams | Music |
| Brian West | Director of Photography |
| Fabien D. Tordjmann | Editor |
| Frank Blair | Art Direction |
| Paul Rhudy | Art Direction |
| Wanda Dell | Screenplay, Casting |
| Nick Nelson | Electrician |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Elayne Barbara Ceder | Associate Producer |
| Wanda Dell | Producer |
| Frank Merke | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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