

Marvin & Tige
1985 · Movie · 1h 44m · PG
Drama
"Sometimes it takes a friend to make the pieces fit"
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?
Ratings
IMDb
7/10
Key crew
- Eric WestonDirector
- Eric WestonScreenplay
- Wanda DellScreenplay
Cast
- John CassavetesMarvin
- Billy Dee WilliamsRichard Davis
- Gibran BrownTige Jackson
- Denise NicholasVanessa Jackson
- Fay HauserBrenda Davis
- Georgia AllenCarrie Carter
- Jerry PensonPoliceman
- Charles DardenTV Salesman
- May K. PearceNurse
- Lou WalkerCab Driver
- Rob HarkeDriver
- Danny NelsonBartender
Stills
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Themes
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