The Flamingo Kid (1984)

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writers:

Neal Marshall (story) and
Garry Marshall (writer)
(more)

Release Date:

21 December 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Everyone knew what Jeffery should do with his life. Everyone was wrong.

Plot:

Jeffrey Willis has just finished high school and isn't quite sure what the future holds. His parents...

Plot Keywords:

Beach | Cheating | Beach Club | Coming Of Age | Girlfriend

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

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)
Janet Jones	...	Carla Samson
Brian McNamara	...	Steve Dawkins
Fisher Stevens	...	Hawk Ganz
Leon	...	Fortune Smith (as Leon Robinson)
Bronson Pinchot	...	Alfred Schultz
Frank Campanella	...	Colonel Cal Eastland
Richard Stahl	...	Charlie Cooper
Joe Grifasi	...	Mario Minetta
Ron McLarty	...	Pat McCarty
Seth Allen	...	Jerry Berlin
Irving Metzman	...	Big Sid
Adam Klugman	...	Lewis Madrone
Ray Roderick	...	Danny Walsh
Googy Gress	...	Freddy
Sharon Thomas	...	Mrs. Unger
The Barbarian Brothers	...	Turk & Dirk
Christopher Chadman	...	Dance Instructor
Marvin Chatinover	...	Dr. Gold (as Martin Chatinover)
Lisa Beth Ross	...	Bimbette #1
Laurie Stratford	...	Bimbette #2
Steven Weber	...	Paul Hirsch
Eric Douglas	...	Donny
Marisa Tomei	...	Mandy
Tracy Reiner	...	Polly
Kristina Kossi	...	Kristina
Bobbie Jo Burke	...	Bobbie Jo
Leslie S. Sachs	...	Big Sid's Girl
Michael C. Mahon	...	Lifeguard (as Michael Mahon)
Lee Morey	...	Mrs. Bakalentnikoff
Jillian Scharf	...	Waitress
Carol Williard	...	Mrs. Rifkin
Richard Buck	...	Man on Lounge
Brad Kane	...	Mitch (as Bradley Kane)
Lauren Costa	...	Lauren McCarty
Linda Costa	...	Peter's Mother
Peter Costa	...	Himself (as Little Peter Costa)
Scott Marshall	...	Stickball Player
Blake Brocksmith	...	Shel
Steve Witting	...	Frank (as Steve Whitting)
Freddy Frogs	...	Hot Dog Man
Lee Steele	...	Furniture Store Owner
Beth Noreen Einhorn	...	Bridgette - Contortionist
Bo Sabato	...	Uncle Jack
Frances Peach	...	Aunt Frances
Jack Danny Foster	...	Pete from Pinky's
John Turturro	...	Ted from Pinky's
Mark Strait	...	Bocko from Pinky's
Michael Markowitz	...	Nervous Man (as Mike Markowitz)
Kathleen Marshall	...	Adventurer's Inn Hostess (as Kathi Marshall)
Novella Nelson	...	Lizzy the Housekeeper
David Berry	...	Steve's Father
Mark Kaplan	...	Ron - Car Salesman
George Blumenthal	...	Hawk's Father
Mel Allen	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Magerman	...	Club Member (uncredited)
David Paul	...	The Barbarian Brothers (uncredited)
Peter Paul	...	The Barbarian Brothers (uncredited)
Nick Vallelonga	...	Street Hood kissing girl in opening credits (uncredited)

Directed by
Garry Marshall

Writing credits
Neal Marshall		story and screenplay and
Garry Marshall		writer
Bo Goldman		uncredited

Produced by
Nick Abdo	....	associate producer
Michael Phillips	....	producer

Original Music by
Curt Sobel

Cinematography by
James A. Contner

Film Editing by
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly		(as Priscilla Nedd)

Casting by
Margery Simkin

Production Design by
Lawrence Miller

Art Direction by
Duke Durfee

Set Decoration by
Frederic C. Weiler

Costume Design by
Ellen Mirojnick

Makeup Department
Tobi Britton	....	makeup background

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nick Abdo	....	second unit director
Christopher Griffin	....	assistant director
Stephen Lim	....	first assistant director
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Eric Weiler	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Colin C. Mouat	....	supervising sound editor (as Colin Mouat)
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	assistant sound editor (as Solange)
Norman B. Schwartz	....	adr dialogue editor
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	sound editor (as Don Warner)
David A. Whittaker	....	sound editor (as David Whittaker)
John Roesch	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Shawn O'Neil	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Jim Marquette	....	assistant camera
Michael Negrin	....	director of photography: second unit, title sequence

Editorial Department
Jack Hooper	....	negative cutter
Jill Savitt	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Michael Arciaga	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Ken Kopro	....	production assistant
Mary Weisgerber Meyer	....	location scout (as Mary Weisgerber)
Barbie Painter	....	production assistant
Martha Pinson	....	script supervisor
Lucille Smith	....	production auditor
Susan Zwerman	....	location manager

Production Companies

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• Edgewood Productions
• Mercury Productions (II)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Succéfilm AB (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• HVC Films (Brazil) (VHS)
• Palace Video (1985) (UK) (VHS)
• Palace Video (1985) (UK) (video) (Betamax)
• Toshiba Video Softwares (1986) (Japan) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• Vestron Video (1985) (USA) (VHS)
• Videosonic Arts (1990) (Greece) (video)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | West Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Adventure's Inn, Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

When Mr. Brody (Richard Crenna) demonstrates a TV remote control to Jeff ('Matt Dillon'), one of the shows he channel-surfs to is "The Real McCoys" (1957). The scene includes Walter Brennan as Grampa McCoy and... Richard Crenna as Luke McCoy.

Quotes:

Jeffrey Willis: Gin, Phil.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Boy Meets World: The Pink Flamingo Kid (#3.17)" (1996)

Soundtrack:

Stranger on the Shore

The Flamingo Kid

Charming comedy from Garry Marshall starring Dillon as a Brooklyn teenager taken aback by the smooth lifestyles at a posh beach club. At the club he meets swift characters like car dealer Richard Crenna, in a wonderful role and the lovely Janet Jones, before the Gretzky. Hector Elizondo is also stand out as Dillon's father. Marshall also wrote the script for the film and it flows with heart and humor all the way through.