If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band [676437] Released: 1972-12-19 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 73 mins Popularity: 0.144 Vote Average: 1 Vote Count: 1 Overview: 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 [15] Donna M. BryanBillie Jean Sims James BroderickTrick Georgia BurkeGrannie Laurence FishburneFish Sonny Jim GainesMr. Sims Arthur FrenchCustomer Moses GunnMr. Miller Albert HallT-Bone Sims Dots JohnsonJim John MarriottJessie George MilesShake-a-Hand Haywood NelsonRonnie Jim PelhamEddie Joseph RayWalkin' Willie Dick SabolPrison Guard Trailers