The Flamingo Kid
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Movie Review: 'THE FLAMINGO KID'
Summary: 4 Stars
MATT DILLON OFFICIALLY BECAME A SUPERSTAR AS HE SHINES IN THIS SURPRISINGLY EFFECTIVE 1984 COMEDY. DILLON STARS AS A COLLEGE AGED BROOKLYN YOUTH WHO AGAINST HIS FATHERS (HECTOR ELIZONDO) WISHES LANDS A SUMMER JOB AT AN UPPER CLASS LONG ISLAND BEACH CLUB. THERE DILLON MEETS A SUAVE CAR DEALERSHIP OWNER (RICHARD CRENNA) WHO IS ALSO THE FAT CAT GIN RUMMY KING OF THE FLAMINGO BEACH CLUB. THERE ARE PLENTY OF LAUGHS AS WELL AS TOP NOTCH ACTING AND GREAT DIRECTING BY GARRY MARSHALL. LOOK FOR NICE SUPPORTING ROLES GIVEN BY JESSICA WALTER AND JANET JONES WHO WE DISAPPOINTINGLY NEVER REALLY SAW MUCH OF AFTER THIS SOLID PERFORMANCE.Movie Review: Honor thy father
Summary: 3 Stars
In 1963, a kid from Brooklyn (Matt Dillon) takes a summer job as a cabana boy at a ritzy beach resort serving the wealthy instead of learning about hard work by taking an office job that his father (Hector Elizondo) has arranged for him. He becomes enthralled by a flashy car salesman (Richard Crenna) who is the reigning king at the gin rummy table and has a beautiful daughter (Janet Jones).
This is a pleasant enough film with good performances and valuable messages about hard work and paying attention to the people who love you. The only problem was that the screenplay was so clearly written in service of these messages that every single plot strand played out exactly as I expected it to, which made the story feel a bit mechanical.
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