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Summary: Class A Nostalga for Baby Boomers
Review: 1963 was one romantic period for those of us born in the late '40's and early '50s. It's been a while since I've seen this movie but I can remember it ringing dead-on solid with my emotional makeup of the time. Maybe it was The Theme from A Summer Place or the suntan oil my olfactory senses conjure up by just remembering the pool scenes. Matt Dillon does a great job replaying for me my own adolescent angst and innocence. Even though Jeffrey Willis was from Brooklyn and I was from California, the feeling was the same. That sweet summer nectar of having it all - your youth, your looks and your whole life in front of you. I loved this movie.
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Summary: 'THE FLAMINGO KID'
Review: Good coming of age movie set in 1963 about a guy, his Dad, and the bi wig aouto dealer and card shark. Plus you get to see one of the great butts in film history when Janet Jones in her film debut gets out of the pool.
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Summary: Sweet Ginger Brown
Review: Good coming of age movie set in 1963 about a guy, his Dad, and the bi wig aouto dealer and card shark. Plus you get to see one of the great butts in film history when Janet Jones in her film debut gets out of the pool.
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Summary: "Sweet Ginger Brown!"
Review: I confess...I was neither born in the 40's 50's nor 60's, however the thought of a more simple time and place still trancends even the best screenplay. The Flamingo Kid resuscitates all that was wonderful about summer on the beaches of Long Island, and the sumptuous feeling of youth. Matt Dillon's performance is the coolest part of this summer flic, and should be seen by anyone interested in a whimsically romantic comedy.
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Summary: "Sweet Ginger Brown!"
Review: I confess...I was neither born in the 40's 50's nor 60's, however the thought of a more simple time and place still trancends even the best screenplay. The Flamingo Kid resuscitates all that was wonderful about summer on the beaches of Long Island, and the sumptuous feeling of youth. Matt Dillon's performance is the coolest part of this summer flic, and should be seen by anyone interested in a whimsically romantic comedy.
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Summary: "Dad, how many potatoes do you think you'll eat b4 u die?"
Review: I fell on the floor with above line by Matt Dillon, to his father, perfectly played by Hector Elizando. And many other lines as well.Dillon is a young impressionable kid from working-class Brooklyn who is in awe of the part played by Richard Crenna, a charming charlton. Dillon's character is swept up by wealth and the beautiful people and Crenna's character undoubtedly likes the attention. So Jeffrey hangs on to every word and goes home at night and repeats them. It doesnt take long for his true-to-his word father to catch on and call him on it. The differences in class and values come to a head when Elizando and Crenna meet. Funny and very entertaining.
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Summary: 'THE FLAMINGO KID'
Review: MATT DILLON OFFICIALLY BECAME A SUPERSTAR AS HE SHINES IN THIS SURPRISINGLY EFFECTIVE 1984 COMEDY. DILLON STARS AS A COLLEGE AGED BROOKLYN YOUTH WHO AGAINST HIS FATHERS (HECTOR ELIZONDO) WISHES LANDS A SUMMER JOB AT AN UPPER CLASS LONG ISLAND BEACH CLUB. THERE DILLON MEETS A SUAVE CAR DEALERSHIP OWNER (RICHARD CRENNA) WHO IS ALSO THE FAT CAT GIN RUMMY KING OF THE FLAMINGO BEACH CLUB. THERE ARE PLENTY OF LAUGHS AS WELL AS TOP NOTCH ACTING AND GREAT DIRECTING BY GARRY MARSHALL. LOOK FOR NICE SUPPORTING ROLES GIVEN BY JESSICA WALTER AND JANET JONES WHO WE DISAPPOINTINGLY NEVER REALLY SAW MUCH OF AFTER THIS SOLID PERFORMANCE.
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Summary: THIS IS A GREAT SUMMER MOVIE...
Review: This is an awesome movie. The story is really sweet, the acting is really good, matt dillon is such an amazing actor and so beautiful in this film. Look for marisa tomei..her best role ever..she keeps her mouth shut..
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Summary: Summer the way it used to be...
Review: Whoa! Trip to yester year.... Matt Dillon is outstanding in one of his earlier and most memorable flicks. A great story well told, we learn that father really does "know best", and that the old-fashioned values are the only substantial anchor. Fisher Stevens as Hawk is awesome in his first "named" role. Also good is Janet Jones (better-known now as Wayne Gretzky's wife)--heaven only knows why she never received another significant role. Too bad the film was marred by a couple of iterations of the PG-13 word and a nude sex scene (sensitive body parts hidden...)--I would like to have shown this one to my kids.
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Summary: Summer the way it used to be...
Review: Whoa! Trip to yester year.... Matt Dillon is outstanding in one of his earlier and most memorable flicks. A great story well told, we learn that father really does "know best", and that the old-fashioned values are the only substantial anchor. Fisher Stevens as Hawk is awesome in his first "named" role. Also good is Janet Jones (better-known now as Wayne Gretzky's wife)--heaven only knows why she never received another significant role. Too bad the film was marred by a couple of iterations of the PG-13 word and a nude sex scene (sensitive body parts hidden...)--I would like to have shown this one to my kids.
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