IMDb plot summary: A recent high-school graduate unsure of his future gets a summer job at the Flamingo beach club, and meets the charismatic Phil Brody.
Directed by Garry Marshall. Starring Matt Dillon, Hector Elizondo, and Molly McCarthy.
The Flamingo Kid stars Matt Dillon as a plumber's son who gets a job as valet and cabana boy at a ritzy summer resort, which makes him uncertain what he wants to do with his life. It's a pretty straightforward story that is rooted in some decent performances, particularly Hector Elizondo as Dillon's father, who mistrusts his son's new wealthy mentors. There's a warmth to their father-son relationship even when they're at each other's throats, and it helps provide believable stakes to Dillon's coming-of-age crisis. Much of the movie is pretty meandering, which gets a little tiresome as the movie wears on, but it does make the final scene all the more compelling when we finally get to see some action happening. That final scene goes a long way toward making the rest of the movie work, but the acting from the supporting cast helps as well. It's not an amazing movie but if you like the characters and the setting, it'll do just fine.
How it entered my Flickchart:
The Flamingo Kid > Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
The Flamingo Kid < La La Land
The Flamingo Kid < Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
The Flamingo Kid < The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Flamingo Kid > Deceiver
The Flamingo Kid > The Client
The Flamingo Kid < Star Trek: Generations
The Flamingo Kid < The Aristocats
The Flamingo Kid > The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Flamingo Kid < Two Weeks Notice
The Flamingo Kid < The Appointment
The Flamingo Kid > Lenny
Final spot: #1656 out of 3675, or 55%.
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