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Release Date: 1984

Cast: Martha Gehman, Molly McCarthy, Carole Davis, Richard Crenna, Matt Dillon, Janet Jones, Hector Elizondo, Jessica Walter, Brian McNamara, Bronson Pinchot, Marisa Tomei, John Turturro ...MORE

Cast: Martha Gehman, Molly McCarthy, Carole Davis, Richard Crenna, Matt Dillon, Janet Jones, Hector Elizondo, Jessica Walter, Brian McNamara, Bronson Pinchot, Marisa Tomei, John Turturro, Fisher Stevens ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Teen, Romantic Comedy, Coming Of Age, Romance Film, Comedy, Comedy-Drama

The Flamingo Kid is a 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 fourth to be released with that rating, after Red Dawn, The Woman in Red, and Dreamscape. Tagline: A legend in his own neighborhood In the summer of 1963, Jeffrey Willis (Matt Dillon) is hired on at upscale... MORE

The Flamingo Kid is a 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 fourth to be released with that rating, after Red Dawn, The Woman in Red, and Dreamscape. Tagline: A legend in his own neighborhood In the summer of 1963, Jeffrey Willis (Matt 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). Jeffrey, a winning Gin Rummy player himself, and his friends, admire Brody and how his wins at the Gin rummy table make him seem "psychic," knowing which cards to give up. Brody also takes a liking to Jeffrey, eventually showing him his car business, and gives him hopes that car sales are where he belongs as a career. Jeffrey gets LESS