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Dominican Rep. The Flamingo Kid
- Original title
- The Flamingo Kid
- Year
- 1984
- Running time
- 100 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Matt Dillon
Hector Elizondo- Molly McCarthy
Martha Gehman
Richard Crenna
Jessica Walter- Carole Davis
- Janet Jones
Brian McNamara
Fisher Stevens
Leon
Bronson Pinchot
Frank Campanella- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy. Drama. Romance
- Synopsis
- In the summer of 1963, Jeffrey Willis (Matt Dillon) is hired on at upscale Long Island beach resort, The Flamingo. Jeffrey is a kid from a middle class Brooklyn family and his father (Elizondo) does not approve of him working at the private club. His hero and mentor at the resort is the reigning Gin rummy card game champ, Phil Brody (Crenna).
- Awards
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1984: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Richard Crenna)
- Critics' reviews
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"Some of the film's junkiness is enjoyable, but there's also an unenjoyable cultural fundamentalism at work. Marshall is telling us that the complications of the last two decades are unimportant."
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