About the film
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
Release Date: December 19, 1972
| Year | : | 1972 |
| Slogan | : | «The story of ghetto boy and girl trying to raise money for the girl to visit her father in prison.» |
| Genres | : | TV Movie, Drama, Comedy |
| Production Companies | : | |
| Director | : | Fred Coe |
| Producers | : | David Susskind, Hal Schaffel, Pamela Susskind, Maury Beaumont, William Pelt |
| Writers | : | Stanley L. Gray |
| RunTime | : | 73 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Donna M. Bryan
Character : Billie Jean Sims
James Broderick
Character : Trick
Georgia Burke
Character : Grannie
Laurence Fishburne
Character : Fish
Sonny Jim Gaines
Character : Mr. Sims
Arthur French
Character : Customer
Moses Gunn
Character : Mr. Miller
Albert Hall
Character : T-Bone Sims
Dots Johnson
Character : Jim
John Marriott
Character : Jessie
George Miles
Character : Shake-a-Hand
Haywood Nelson
Character : Ronnie
Jim Pelham
Character : Eddie
Joseph Ray
Character : Walkin' Willie
Dick Sabol
Character : Prison Guard
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