If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
"The story of ghetto boy and girl trying to raise money for the girl to visit her father in prison."
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.
| Release Date | December 19, 1972 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band | |
| Runtime | 1h 13min | |
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| Revenue | — | |
| Language | — | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America | |
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