TMDb Rating
4.9/10
8 verified votes
Marvin & Tige (1985)
Drama
104 min
"Sometimes it takes a friend to make the pieces fit"
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
DramaEric WestonJohn CassavetesBilly Dee Williams1985
Director
Eric Weston
Top Cast
John CassavetesBilly Dee WilliamsGibran BrownDenise NicholasFay Hauser
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