Flamingo Kid
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German title | Flamingo Kid |
Original title | The Flamingo Kid |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1984 |
length | 95 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Garry Marshall |
script |
Bo Goldman , Garry Marshall, Neal Marshall |
production | Michael Phillips |
music | Curt Sobel |
camera | James A. Contner |
cut | Priscilla Nedd-Friendly |
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Flamingo Kid ( The Flamingo Kid ) is an American comedy by Garry Marshall from the year 1984 .
action
Jeffrey Willis becomes a member of the exclusive “Flamingo beach club” in the early 1960s. There he unmasked a fraudster while playing cards. Phil Brody gives Willis a job as a car dealer.
Jeffrey falls in love with Carla Samson. He does return to his family later.
Reviews
- Jonathan Rosenbaum in the Chicago Reader : The comedy was "professionally made, just entertaining and disappointing". Rosenbaum criticized the selection of the details characteristic of the 1960s but praised Richard Crenna.
Awards
- Nominated for the Golden Globe for Richard Crenna in the 1985th
Web links
- Flamingo Kid in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Flamingo Kid at rotten tomatoes (English)