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

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.

Released Dec. 19, 1972 73 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

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