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Dec 21, 1984 · The Flamingo Kid: Directed by Garry Marshall. With Matt Dillon, Hector Elizondo, Molly McCarthy, Martha Gehman. A recent high-school graduate unsure of his future gets a summer job at the Flamingo beach club, and meets the charismatic Phil Brody.
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.
The Flamingo Kid. 67 Metascore. 1984. 1 hr 40 mins. Drama, Comedy. PG13. Watchlist. A Brooklyn-bred cabana boy emulates a smooth-talking car dealer. Streaming.
Sep 29, 2022 · The Flamingo Kid (1984) A recent high-school graduate unsure of his future gets a summer job at the Flamingo beach club, and meets the charismatic Phil Brody.
The summer begins with a kid from a poor Brooklyn neighborhood taking a job as a cabana boy at a posh beach club out on Long Island. That's against the advice of his father, a plumber, who wants his son to get a job where he can learn about hard work.
Jeffrey Willis is out to set the world on fire'starting with a well-to-do Long Island beach club! Matt Dillon leads an all-star cast, including Richard Crenna, Hector Elizondo, Jessica Walter and Janet Jones, in this poignant, fast-moving and totally engrossing story that USA Today calls "funny, sensitive [and] beautifully written!"
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Brooklyn teenager Jeffrey Willis (Matt Dillon), thoroughly unhappy with his modest homestead, embraces the other-world aspects of his summer job at the posh Flamingo Club.
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- Comedy, Drama
- PG-13
