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If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band

19721.0 / 1073 min
TV Movie, Drama, Comedy

Overview

The story of ghetto boy and girl trying to raise money for the girl to visit her father in prison.

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

Donna M. Bryan

Donna M. Bryan

Billie Jean Sims

James Broderick

James Broderick

Trick

Georgia Burke

Georgia Burke

Grannie

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Fish

Sonny Jim Gaines

Sonny Jim Gaines

Mr. Sims

Arthur French

Arthur French

Customer

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Mr. Miller

Albert Hall

Albert Hall

T-Bone Sims

Dots Johnson

Dots Johnson

Jim

John Marriott

John Marriott

Jessie

George Miles

George Miles

Shake-a-Hand

Haywood Nelson

Haywood Nelson

Ronnie

Jim Pelham

Jim Pelham

Eddie

Joseph Ray

Joseph Ray

Walkin' Willie

Dick Sabol

Dick Sabol

Prison Guard

Crew

B.J. Bachman

B.J. Bachman

Continuity

Stanley L. Gray

Stanley L. Gray

Writer

Arline Garson

Arline Garson

Editor

Hal Schaffel

Hal Schaffel

Production Manager

Maury Beaumont

Maury Beaumont

Unit Manager

Jake Ostroff

Jake Ostroff

Director of Photography

Jacob Stern

Jacob Stern

Music Supervisor

Tom Horin

Tom Horin

Technical Supervisor

Pamela Susskind

Pamela Susskind

Associate Producer

Michael Lieberman

Michael Lieberman

Director of Photography

Blake Norton

Blake Norton

Sound

Ferd Manning

Ferd Manning

Lighting Director

Robert Gundlach

Robert Gundlach

Art Direction

Richard Merrell

Richard Merrell

Set Decoration

David Susskind

David Susskind

Producer

Fred Coe

Fred Coe

Director

Lee Dichter

Lee Dichter

Sound Mixer

William Pelt

William Pelt

Production Assistant

Martin Begley

Martin Begley

Supervising Technical Director