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Bookmark this pageThe Flamingo Kid (1984)
Director: Garry Marshall
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From Time Out Film Guide
In 1963, Brooklyn-born Jeffrey (Dillon) takes a summer job at the El Flamingo beach club on Long Island, and receives an education in the art of making money; his family, however, is dismayed by the boy's dreams of speedy upward mobility. Hardly original stuff, and morally the film wants to have its cake and eat it, celebrating working-class simplicity while revelling in the luxuriance of beach club life. But the performances compensate, with Dillon turning in a light and touching portrait of confused ambitions.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Garry Marshall
Producer: Michael Phillips
Cast: Matt Dillon, Hector Elizondo, Molly McCarthy, Martha Gehman, Richard Crenna, Jessica Walter, Fisher Stevens full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 100 mins
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