The Flamingo Kid

The Flamingo Kid
The Flamingo Kid
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Garry Marshall
Screenplay by	Neal Marshall; Garry Marshall;
Story by	Neal Marshall
Produced by	Michael Phillips
Starring	Matt Dillon; Richard Crenna; Héctor Elizondo; Jessica Walter;
Cinematography	James A. Contner
Edited by	Priscilla Nedd
Music by	Curt Sobel
Production; companies	ABC Motion Pictures; Mercury Productions;
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	December 21, 1984;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million
Box office	$23.8 million

The Flamingo Kid is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and produced by Michael Phillips. It stars Matt Dillon, Richard Crenna, Héctor Elizondo, and Jessica Walter. The film tells the story of a working class boy who takes a summer job at a beach resort and learns valuable life lessons.

It was the first film to receive a PG-13 rating, although it was the fifth to be released with that rating (after Red Dawn, The Woman in Red, Dreamscape, and Dune).^[3] Crenna received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his supporting role and Marisa Tomei made her big screen debut with a minor role in the film.

^ "The Unstoppables". Spy. November 1988. p. 90.
^ "The Flamingo Kid (1984)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
^ "The Flamingo Kid". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[spy-1] "The Unstoppables". Spy. November 1988. p. 90.

[bom-2] "The Flamingo Kid (1984)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

[3] "The Flamingo Kid". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

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