title: Marvin & Tige
text: # Marvin & Tige
  
  Marvin & Tige (1983), also titled Like Father & Son, is an American drama film directed by Eric Weston and written by Wanda Dell and Eric Weston based on a novel by Frankcina Glass. Marvin (played by John Cassavetes), a heavy-drinking widower who has seen better days and makes a living taking odd jobs, meets suicidal youngster Tige.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * John Cassavetes as Marvin Stewart
  * Billy Dee Williams as Richard Davis
  * Gibran Brown as Tige Jackson
  * Denise Nicholas as Vanessa Jackson (as Denise Nicholas-Hill)
  * Fay Hauser as Brenda Davis
  * Georgia Allen as Carrie Carter
  