The Flamingo Kid (1984)
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A legend in his own neighborhood.
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.
- Released: 1984-12-21
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Runtime: 1h 40m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 91 votes
Directed by Garry Marshall.
Top cast
- Matt Dillon as Jeffrey Willis
- Héctor Elizondo as Arthur Willis
- Molly McCarthy as Ruth Willis
- Martha Gehman as Nikki Willis
- Richard Crenna as Phil Brody
- Jessica Walter as Phyllis Brody
- Carole Davis as Joyce Brody
- Janet Jones as Carla Samson
- Brian McNamara as Steve Dawkins
- Fisher Stevens as Hawk Ganz
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