Marvin & Tige (1985)
1h 44m
Running Time
March 8, 1985Release Date
Plot.
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?
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
John Cassavetes
Marvin Stewart
Billy Dee Williams
Richard Davis
Gibran Brown
Tige Jackson
Denise Nicholas
Vanessa Jackson
Fay Hauser
Brenda Davis
Georgia Allen
Carrie Carter
Wanda Dell
Writer
Jerry Penson
Policeman
Charles Darden
TV Salesman
May K. Pearce
Nurse
Lou Walker
Cab Driver
Rob Harke
Driver
Eric Weston
Director
Danny Nelson
Bartender
Frankcina Glass
Writer
Je Nie Fleming
Sylvia Davis
Wanda Dell
Writer
Frank Hart
Dr. Ross
Tami Dash
Shirley Carter
Patrick Williams
Composer
Elayne Barbara Ceder
Associate Producer
Brian West
Cinematographer
Fabien D. Tordjmann
Editor
Frank Blair
Art Direction
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Wiki.
Marvin & Tige (1983), also titled Like Father & Son, is an American drama film directed by Eric Weston and written by Wanda Dell and Eric Weston based on a novel by Frankcina Glass. Marvin (played by John Cassavetes), a heavy-drinking widower who has seen better days and makes a living taking odd jobs, meets suicidal youngster Tige.