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The Flamingo Kid (1984)
Director: Garry Marshall
Cast: Matt Dillon, HĂ©ctor Elizondo, Molly McCarthy, Martha Gehman
Runtime100 min
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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.
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Fans of heartwarming coming-of-age comedies will appreciate the nuanced performances and Garry Marshall's deft direction in 1984's The Flamingo Kid, which beautifully captures a teenager's journey of self-discovery as he navigates the allure of the affluent Flamingo Club and his own family ties.
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The Flamingo Kid is a 1984 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall and produced by Michael Phillips. It stars Matt Dillon, Richard Crenna, HĂ©ctor Elizondo, and Jessica Walter. The film follows a working-class teenage boy (Dillon) who takes a summer job at a private beach club on Long Island, where a successful car salesman (Crenna) takes him under his wing, while the boy's father (Elizondo) is concerned about him abandoning his plans to attend college.
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