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The Flamingo Kid. The Flamingo Kid is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and produced by Michael Phillips. It stars Matt Dillon, Richard Crenna, Héctor Elizondo, and Jessica Walter. The film tells the story of a working class boy who takes a summer job at a beach resort and learns valuable life lessons.
- December 21, 1984
- Michael Phillips
Dec 21, 1984 · A 1984 movie directed by Garry Marshall and starring Matt Dillon as a Brooklyn teenager who works at a beach club and learns from a car dealer. The film was the first to be rated PG-13, but was shelved for five months before release.
- (5.9K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Garry Marshall
- 1984-12-21
The Flamingo Kid is a 1984 comedy-drama film about a Brooklyn boy who becomes a cabana boy at a Miami resort. Find out how to watch it, see the cast and crew, and check out the trailer and awards.
- (12)
- 2 min
- PG13
A Brooklyn teenager (Matt Dillon) works at a posh club and rebels against his father (Héctor Elizondo) in this coming-of-age story. The movie has an 85% Tomatometer and a 55% Audience Score based on 20 reviews and 5,000+ ratings.
- (78)
- Garry Marshall
- PG-13
- Matt Dillon
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A young Matt Dillon plays a cabana boy who falls in love with a car dealer and learns about his father in this social comedy based on S.E. Hinton's novel. Roger Ebert praises Dillon's performance and the movie's poetic moments, and calls it a surprise for its emotional impact.
Synopsis. In the summer of 1963 Brooklyn, New York, 18-year-old Jeffrey Willis (Matt Dillon) is invited to spend the Fourth of July at the exclusive El Flamingo Beach Club in Far Rockaway, Long Island, New York. Steve Dawkins (Brian McNamara) and Henry "Hawk" Ganz (Fisher Stevens), two friends who used to live in the neighborhood whose families ...
Feb 3, 2003 · That show may not have lasted long, but Crenna bounced back with a resurgence in the '80s with a string of hit character parts: Lawrence Kasden's stylish film noir Body Heat (1981), as Kathleen Turner's ill-fated husband; Ted Kotchoff's hit Rambo: First Blood (1982), as Colonel Samuel Trautman, Sylvester Stallone's former Commander; Gary ...
