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Dec 21, 1984 · GARRY MARSHALL'S ''Flamingo Kid'' is an ebullient, unsentimental ''Summer of '42,'' updated to the summer of 1963, about Jeffrey Willis (Matt Dillon), an upwardly mobile Brooklyn teen-ager whose ...
Everything was settled for 18-year-old Jeffrey (Matt Dillon), the plumber's son from Brooklyn: one last summer of carefree fun before college. But when he gets a job as a cabana boy at the El Flamingo Beach Club - with its shapely coeds, gin-playing.
Oct 25, 2017 · It all gets resolved pretty neatly, but “Flamingo Kid” has an easygoing, unhurried charm, lingering on the details of life at both the country club and in Jeffrey’s old neighborhood. The cast is uniformly strong, with Dillon unexpectedly showing a knack for physical comedy as he awkwardly navigates the fancy soaps and folding chairs of ...
Sep 20, 2012 · The Flamingo Kid. 1984. 1h 40m. PG-13. Comedy/Drama/Romance. Advertisement. Cast. Matt Dillon (Jeffrey Willis) Hector Elizondo (Arthur Willis) Molly McCarthy (Ruth Willis) Martha Gehman (Nikki ...
The Flamingo Kid is one of those rare films that follows a traditional method of coming-of-age storytelling and then shakes it up by not dealing us mere caricatures and stereotypes. Full Review ...
Summary A recent high school graduate (Matt Dillon) unsure of his future gets a summer job at the Flamingo beach club, and meets the charismatic Phil Brody (Richard Crenna). Comedy. Drama.
I remember growing up as a child in manhattan, new jersey was a world away.I didnt even know the state existed till I saw this film.though the decade was flooded with teen comedies, id say flamingo kid's storyline seemed the most realistic.Featuring a basic arc of young man finding his way not only across the hudson but to manhood.the main character, jeffrey sets his own path by working on the ...
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