5.0If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band · 1972
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band (1972) is a TV Movie / Drama / Comedy film directed by Fred Coe, starring Donna M. Bryan, James Broderick, Georgia Burke.
TV MovieDramaComedy
5.0Overview
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, James Broderick, Georgia Burke, Laurence Fishburne, Sonny Jim Gaines, Arthur French, Moses Gunn, Albert Hall
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What is "If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band" about?
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.
When was "If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band" released?
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band was released in 1972.
Who stars in "If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band"?
The cast includes Donna M. Bryan, James Broderick, Georgia Burke, Laurence Fishburne.
