The Flamingo Kid

Infobox Film
name = The Flamingo Kid


caption = Theatrical release poster
amg_id = 1:17723
imdb_id = 0087265
director = Garry Marshall
producer = Michael Phillips
Nick Abdo (associate producer)
writer = Gary Marshall
Neal Marshall
Bo Goldman
starring = Matt Dillon
Hector Elizondo
Janet Jones
Richard Crenna
Jessica Walter
music = Curt Sobel
cinematography = James A. Contner
editing = Priscilla Nedd-Friendly
distributor = 20th Century Fox
released = December 21, 1984
runtime = 100 min.
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country = United States
language = English

"The Flamingo Kid" is a {fy|1984 comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, written by Marshall, Neal Marshall and Bo Goldman. It stars Matt Dillon, Richard Crenna, Hector Elizondo and Janet Jones. It is a coming-of-age movie about a working class boy who takes a summer job at a beach resort and learns valuable life lessons.

It was the first movie to receive a PG-13 rating, although it was the third to be released with that rating, after "Red Dawn" and "Dreamscape".

Tagline: "A legend in his own neighborhood"

Plot

In the summer of 1963, Jeffrey Willis (Dillon) is hired on at upscale Long Island beach resort, The Flamingo. Jeffrey is a kid from a middle class Brooklyn family and his father (Elizondo) does not approve of him working at the private club.

His hero and mentor at the resort is the reigning Gin rummy card game champ, Phil Brody (Crenna).

Cast

*Matt Dillon - Jeffrey Willis
*Hector Elizondo - Arthur Willis
*Richard Crenna - Phil Brody
*Janet Jones - Carla Samson
*Jessica Walter - Phyllis Brody
*Fisher Stevens - Hawk Ganz
*Bronson Pinchot - Alfred Shultz
*Marisa Tomei - Mandy
*Steven Weber - Paul Hirsch
*Martha Gehman - Nikki Willis

External links

*imdb title|id=0087265|title=The Flamingo Kid