Flamingo Kid

Having just graduated from high school in Brooklyn, "Jeffrey Willis" (Matt Dillon) has a summer job lined up by his father "Arthur Willis" (Hector Elizondo) which doesn't excite him very much. This all changes one day when he happens to go with some friends to a popular beach club in Long Island known as "The Flamingo". While there he meets an attractive young lady named "Carla Samson" (Janet Jones) and is also offered a job parking cars. Needless to say, he jumps at the opportunity even though he knows it will disappoint his father greatly. However, things become even more volatile between them after he is convinced by a member of the club-who is also the gin rummy champion-named "Phil Brody" (Richard Crenna) to disregard his father's efforts to get him into Columbia University in favor of becoming a car salesman. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a cute film which combines some decent acting with a little romance and a bit of humor here and there. To be sure, it's not a great comedy by any means but it entertains for the most part and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.