Flamingo Kid (1984)

Flamingo Kid: Directed by Garry Marshall. With Matt Dillon, Hector Elizondo, Molly McCarthy, Martha Gehman. A recent high school graduate unsure of his future gets a summer job at the Flamingo beach club, and meets the charismatic Phil Brody.

“Having just graduated from high school in Brooklyn, u0026quot;Jeffrey Willisu0026quot; (Matt Dillon) has a summer job lined up by his father u0026quot;Arthur Willisu0026quot; (Hector Elizondo) which doesnu0026#39;t excite him very much. This all changes one day when he happens to go with some friends to a popular beach club in Long Island known as u0026quot;The Flamingou0026quot;. While there he meets an attractive young lady named u0026quot;Carla Samsonu0026quot; (Janet Jones) and is also offered a job parking cars. Needless to say, he jumps at the opportunity even though he knows it will disappoint his father greatly. However, things become even more volatile between them after he is convinced by a member of the club-who is also the gin rummy champion-named u0026quot;Phil Brodyu0026quot; (Richard Crenna) to disregard his fatheru0026#39;s efforts to get him into Columbia University in favor of becoming a car salesman. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a cute film which combines some decent acting with a little romance and a bit of humor here and there. To be sure, itu0026#39;s not a great comedy by any means but it entertains for the most part and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.”