I'm surprised that those reviews that admired the film did not give particular kudos to the scene between Dillon (son) and Elizondo (plain-spoken father) toward the end of the movie where they get tangled up in a hilarious series of metaphors that leave them both exasperated. It is a unique comic moment played splendidly. I'd watch the film again just for that thirty seconds.
Review of The Flamingo Kid
The Flamingo Kid
(1984)
More subtle, closer to reality than most "teen growing up" films
26 July 2020