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If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

Genres
TV Movie
Drama
Comedy
Rating
1.0
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1972-12-19
Runtime73 mins

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.

Cast & Crew

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Donna M. Bryan

as Billie Jean Sims

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James Broderick

as Trick

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Georgia Burke

as Grannie

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Laurence Fishburne

as Fish

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Sonny Jim Gaines

as Mr. Sims

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Arthur French

as Customer

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Moses Gunn

as Mr. Miller

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Albert Hall

as T-Bone Sims

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Dots Johnson

as Jim

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John Marriott

as Jessie

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George Miles

as Shake-a-Hand

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Haywood Nelson

as Ronnie

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Jim Pelham

as Eddie

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Joseph Ray

as Walkin' Willie

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Dick Sabol

as Prison Guard

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