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If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band (1972)

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

IMDb 5.01h 13mTV MovieDramaComedy
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Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Donna M. Bryan as Billie Jean Sims in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band 1972

Donna M. Bryan

Billie Jean Sims

James Broderick as Trick in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band 1972

James Broderick

Trick

Georgia Burke as Grannie in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band 1972

Georgia Burke

Grannie

Laurence Fishburne as Fish in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band 1972

Laurence Fishburne

Fish

Sonny Jim Gaines as Mr. Sims in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band 1972

Sonny Jim Gaines

Mr. Sims

Arthur French as Customer in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band 1972

Arthur French

Customer

Moses Gunn as Mr. Miller in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band 1972

Moses Gunn

Mr. Miller

Albert Hall as T-Bone Sims in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band 1972

Albert Hall

T-Bone Sims

Dots Johnson as Jim in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band 1972

Dots Johnson

Jim

John Marriott as Jessie in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band 1972

John Marriott

Jessie

George Miles as Shake-a-Hand in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band 1972

George Miles

Shake-a-Hand

Haywood Nelson as Ronnie in If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band 1972

Haywood Nelson

Ronnie

Director & Crew

Fred Coe

Director

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It has an IMDb rating of 5.0/10 based on 2 votes.

Who directed If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band?

If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band was directed by Fred Coe and released in 1972.

How long is If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band?

If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band has a runtime of 1 hours and 13 minutes.

Movie Details

Release Date
1972-12-19
Status
Released