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The Flamingo Kid(Movie, 1984)

PG-13

| 1h 40min | Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.1/5 (with 31 votes)

The Flamingo Kid is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and produced by Michael Phillips. It stars Matt Dillon, Richard Crenna, Héctor Elizondo, and Jessica Walter. The film tells the story of a working class boy who takes a summer job at a beach resort and learns valuable life lessons. It was the first film to receive a PG-13 rating, although it was the fifth to be released with that rating (after Red Dawn, The Woman in Red, Dreamscape, and Dune). Crenna received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his supporting role and Marisa Tomei made her big screen debut with a minor role in the film. ()

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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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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: New York

Made by: Mercury Productions, Edgewood Productions, 20th Century Fox

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 10 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/21/1984

Cast: Matt Dillon, Héctor Elizondo, Janet Jones, Richard Crenna, Jessica Walter, Brian McNamara, Fisher Stevens, Leon Robinson, Joe Grifasi, Marisa Tomei, John Turturro, Bronson Pinchot, Richard Stahl, Michael Markowitz, Steven Weber, Scott Marshall, Peter Paul, Nick Vallelonga, Novella Nelson, Frank Campanella, Eric Douglas

Director: Garry Marshall

Producer: Michael Phillips

Screenwriter: Bo Goldman, Garry Marshall

Film Editor: Priscilla Nedd-Friendly

Director of Photography: James A. Contner

Composer: Curt Sobel

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Flamingo Kid"

"Kluk z El Flaminga"

Keywords: gambler, summer job, 1960s, gin rummy, brooklyn, new york city, beach resort, private club

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