Movie Description
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
(1972)Overview
Life in a black ghetto isn't easy for 14-year-old Billie Jean Sims, who has a father in jail, a blind grandmother, and a brother with a drug habit. Growing up among drug pushers, prostitutes, and pimps, Billie Jean still has some things going for her: fierce pride, a loyal friend named Fish, and, at last, enough savings to visit her father 1200 miles away in prison.
Featured Crew
- Director : Fred Coe
- Producer : David Susskind
- Writer : Stanley L. Gray
- Editor : Arline Garson
- Cast : Donna M. Bryan,James Broderick,Georgia Burke,Laurence Fishburne,Sonny Jim Gaines,Arthur French,Moses Gunn,Albert Hall,Dots Johnson,John Marriott,George Miles,Haywood Nelson,Jim Pelham,Joseph Ray,Dick Sabol
Cast
Billie Jean Sims
Trick
Grannie
Fish
Mr. Sims
Customer
Mr. Miller
T-Bone Sims
Jim
Jessie
Shake-a-Hand
Ronnie
Eddie
Walkin' Willie
Prison Guard
Posters
Facts
Original TitleIf You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
Status Released
Release Information
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1972-12-19
Original Language
Runtime 01h 13m
Genres
- TV Movie
- Drama
- Comedy
