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Feature film — 1984

The Flamingo Kid (1984)

6.01h 40mComedy — Drama — Romance

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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A high-signal pick with 92 votes.

Mercury Productions / Edgewood Productions / 20th Century Fox / ABC Motion Pictures

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Director: Garry Marshall

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Cast & crew

Matt Dillon as Jeffrey Willis

Matt Dillon

Jeffrey Willis

Héctor Elizondo as Arthur Willis

Héctor Elizondo

Arthur Willis

Molly McCarthy as Ruth Willis

Molly McCarthy

Ruth Willis

Martha Gehman as Nikki Willis

Martha Gehman

Nikki Willis

Richard Crenna as Phil Brody

Richard Crenna

Phil Brody

Jessica Walter as Phyllis Brody

Jessica Walter

Phyllis Brody

Carole Davis as Joyce Brody

Carole Davis

Joyce Brody

Janet Jones as Carla Samson

Janet Jones

Carla Samson

Brian McNamara as Steve Dawkins

Brian McNamara

Steve Dawkins

Fisher Stevens as Hawk Ganz

Fisher Stevens

Hawk Ganz

Bronson Pinchot as Alfred Schultz

Bronson Pinchot

Alfred Schultz

Leon as Fortune Smith

Leon

Fortune Smith

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