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The Flamingo Kid

Year:
Duration:
100 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Romance
IMDB rate:
6.2
Director:
Garry Marshall
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1984-12-21
Filming Locations: 39-26 62nd Street, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Earnings
Gross: $23,859,382 (USA) Filming Dates August 1983 Related Links
Cast
Actor
Character
Matt Dillon
Jeffrey Willis
Hector Elizondo
Arthur Willis
Molly McCarthy
Ruth Willis
Martha Gehman
Nikki Willis
Richard Crenna
Phil Brody
Jessica Walter
Phyllis Brody
Carole Davis
Joyce Brody (as Carole R. Davis)
Brian McNamara
Steve Dawkins
Fisher Stevens
Hawk Ganz
Mel Allen
Himself (voice)
Seth Allen
Jerry Berlin
David Barry
Steve's Father
George Blumenthal
Hawk's Father
Nicole Brandon
Bridgette (as Beth Noreen Einhorn)
Blake Brocksmith
Shel
Richard Buck
Man in Lounge
Bobbie Jo Burke
Bobbie Jo
Frank Campanella
Col. Cal Eastland
Christopher Chadman
Dance Instructor
Marvin Chatinover
Dr. Gold (as Martin Chatinover)
Lauren Costa
Lauren McCarty
Linda Costa
Peter's Mother
Peter Costa
Himself (as Little Peter Costa)
Eric Douglas
Donny
Jack Danny Foster
Pete from Pinky's
Freddy Frogs
Hot Dog Man
Googy Gress
Freddy
Joe Grifasi
Mario Minetta
Brad Kane
Mitch (as Bradley Kane)
Mark Kaplan
Ron
Adam Klugman
Lewis Madrone
Kristina Kossi
Kristina
Leon
Fortune Smith
Michael C. Mahon
Lifeguard (as Michael Mahon)
Michael Markowitz
Nervous Man (as Mike Markowitz)
Kathleen Marshall
Adventurer's Inn Hostess (as Kathi Marshall)
Scott Marshall
Stickball Player
Ron McLarty
Pat McCarty
Irving Metzman
Big Sid
Lee Morey
Mrs. Bakalentnikoff
Novella Nelson
Lizzy
Frances Peach
Aunt Frances
Bronson Pinchot
Alfred Schultz
Tracy Reiner
Polly
Ray Roderick
Danny Walsh
Lisa Beth Ross
Bimbette #1
Bo Sabato
Uncle Jack
Leslie S. Sachs
Big Sid's Girl
Jillian Scharf
Waitress
Richard Stahl
Charlie Cooper
Lee Steele
Furniture Store Owner
Mark Strait
Bocko from Pinky's
Laurie Stratford
Bimbette #2
Sharon Thomas Cain
Mrs. Unger (as Sharon Thomas)
Marisa Tomei
Mandy
John Turturro
Ted from Pinky's
Steven Weber
Paul Hirsch
Carol Williard
Mrs. Rifkin
Steve Witting
Frank (as Steve Whitting)
William Magerman
Club Member (uncredited)
David Paul
Turk (uncredited)
Peter Paul
Dirk (uncredited)
Nick Vallelonga
Street Hood Kissing Girl (uncredited)
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Trivia
The first film to be given a PG-13 rating. It was shelved for five months, however, making Red Dawn (1984) the first film to be *released* with a PG-13 rating.
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In a scene showing Matt Dillon's character's bedroom, there's a 1980 paperback edition of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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Director Garry Marshall and writer Neal Marshall are not related.
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Goofs
In the opening sequence, after the kid hits the ball, a shot of a passing train shows graffiti covered cars. This was not the case in 1963, but definitely was the case in 1984 when the film was made.
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Quotes
Alfred Schultz: So where's my blind date?
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Jeffrey Willis: Listen, Pal, I'll have you know that I know Jujitsu, Karate, Judo, and some other big words, so don't mess with me alright?
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Arthur Willis: There only two important things in living - finding out what you do well and finding out what makes you happy. And if God is smiling on you, they're both the same thing.
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Photos from cast
Janet Jones
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