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

The Flamingo Kid (1984)

Poster for The Flamingo Kid

A legend in his own neighborhood.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Garry Marshall
  • Profile picture of Matt Dillon
    Jeffrey Willis Matt Dillon
  • Profile picture of Hector Elizondo
    Arthur Willis Hector Elizondo
  • Profile picture of Molly McCarthy
    Ruth Willis Molly McCarthy
  • Profile picture of Martha Gehman
    Nikki Willis Martha Gehman
  • Profile picture of Richard Crenna
    Phil Brody Richard Crenna
  • Profile picture of Jessica Walter
    Phyllis Brody Jessica Walter
  • Profile picture of Carole Davis
    Joyce Brody Carole Davis
  • Profile picture of Janet Jones
    Carla Samson Janet Jones

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Keywords

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  • brooklyn, new york city
  • gambler
  • summer job
  • beach resort
  • gin rummy
  • 1960s
  • playful