The Flamingo Kid (1984)

A legend in his own neighborhood.

• Comedy
• 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.

Rating

6 / 10 (92 votes)

Release date

December 21, 1984

Runtime

1h 40m

Language

English

Director

Garry Marshall

Status

Released