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Brian McNamara, Bronson Pinchot, Carole Davis

Matt Dillon broke through as a heartthrob in this surprisingly affecting comedy, from director Garry Marshall. Dillon plays a Brooklyn kid who lands a summer job at a tony Long Island beach club in 19...( read more  read more... )63. His good looks and obsequious manners win him favor among the snobby members, who trigger dreams that he might actually move up far enough in the world to be one of them--particularly his hero, the club gin champ (Richard Crenna). Meanwhile, his hard-working plumber father (Hector Elizondo) casts a jaundiced eye at all the easy moolah his son is raking in in tips and the lessons about easy living that he seems to be learning. Marshall captures a loose comic nostalgia and the sense of a teen who is suddenly discovering his own abilities--and seeing his parents for the first time, both for bad and for good. --Marshall Fine

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Directed by: Garry Marshall

Release Date: December 21, 1984

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DVD Release Date: February 8, 2000

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Flixster Reviews (102)

  • NIGHTRIDER111
    September 22, 2008
    NIGHTRIDER111
    GOOD MOVIE WORTH WATCHING.
  • RachandFrank4ever
    August 14, 2008
    RachandFrank4ever
    This movie is funny,and cute,and Matt Dillion is so ADORABLE!!!
  • Ghw12158
    August 2, 2008
    Ghw12158
    one of Marshall's better efforts
  • SaintFrancisofAssisi
    June 8, 2008
    SaintFrancisofAssisi
    Not at all interested
  • theultimatescreamqueen
    February 23, 2008
    theultimatescreamqueen
    A great touching comedy:) A must see:) Matt Dillon is excellent!
  • tpb001
    November 12, 2007
    tpb001
    No, definitely not my genre. Not at all.
  • tickleicious74
    August 28, 2007
    tickleicious74
    I remember this movie being great fun to watch - Matt Dillon was a cutie back then
  • thereeldeal
    August 7, 2007
    thereeldeal
    Watch this movie and you'll underdstand why Gretzky moved to L.A. Not a half bad film, really.
  • MovieGuruDude72
    July 19, 2007
    MovieGuruDude72
    Meh, a tad schmaltzy for me.

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