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21/12/1984 Comedy, Drama, Romance 1h 40m
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A legend in his own neighborhood.

Overview

Brooklyn teenager Jeffrey Willis, thoroughly unhappy with his modest homestead, embraces the other-world aspects of his summer job at the posh Flamingo Club. He spurns his father in favor of the patronage of smooth-talking Phil Brody and is seduced by the ample bikini charms of club member Carla Samson. But thanks to a couple of late-summer hard lessons, the teen eventually realizes that family should always come first.

  1. Garry Marshall

    Director, Writer

  2. Neal Marshall

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Matt Dillon

    Jeffrey Willis

  2. Héctor Elizondo

    Arthur Willis

  3. Molly McCarthy

    Ruth Willis

  4. Martha Gehman

    Nikki Willis

  5. Richard Crenna

    Phil Brody

  6. Jessica Walter

    Phyllis Brody

  7. Carole Davis

    Joyce Brody

  8. Janet Jones

    Carla Samson

  9. Brian McNamara

    Steve Dawkins

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2018-10-23
***Matt Dillon's summer as a cabana boy at a private beach club on Long Island***

Released in 1984, "The Flamingo Kid" is a coming-of-age beach flick. What occasionally draws me to these types of films is their youthful energy and fun spirit, as well as the oceanic locations and the women. It brings one back in time to the carefree era of his/her coming-of-age years. Thankfully, "The Flamingo Kid" shoots for something deeper than just a shallow beach flick, which the best ones do, e.g. the original “Gidget” (1959).

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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