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The Flamingo Kid
A legend in his own neighborhood.
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1984-12-21
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
87
Vote Average
6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Matt Dillon
Jeffrey Willis
Héctor Elizondo
Arthur Willis
Molly McCarthy
Ruth Willis
Martha Gehman
Nikki Willis
Richard Crenna
Phil Brody
Jessica Walter
Phyllis Brody
Carole Davis
Joyce Brody
Janet Jones
Carla Samson
Brian McNamara
Steve Dawkins
Fisher Stevens
Hawk Ganz
Bronson Pinchot
Alfred Schultz
Leon
Fortune Smith
Marisa Tomei
Mandy
John Turturro
Ted from Pinky's
David Paul
Turk (uncredited)
Peter Paul
Dirk (uncredited)
Novella Nelson
Lizzy the Housekeeper
Irving Metzman
Big Sid
Frank Campanella
Colonel Cal Eastland
Richard Stahl
Charlie Cooper
Joe Grifasi
Mario Minetta
Steve James
Renaldo
Brad Kane
Mitch
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