Storyline

Set in Brooklyn, 1963, Jeffrey Willis has just finished high school and isn't quite sure what the future holds. His parents expect him to go to college but he is starting to find his close-knit family stifling. He gets a summer job at the Flamingo beach club where he meets Phil Brody, a successful car dealer who fills Jeffrey's head with ideas about how to make his fortune. Phil is everything Jeffrey would like to be - popular, rich and the best gin rummy player the club has ever seen. Jeffrey's coming of age includes a romance with the very pretty Carla Samson, but the shine on Phil Brody's philosophy of life wears off when he uncovers a significant flaw in his character.—garykmcd

Plot Keywords

father, mother, sister, rich girl, car dealer, teen boy, charming, engaging, touching, brooklyn, n.y., tennis court, swimming pool, parking lot, coming of age, summer love, class distinctions, gambling, teen angst, family, growing up, love, temptation, 1960s

Short Review

The movie has an engaging surface, but it's all surface -- it's like watching an outsize TV.

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Streaming Service

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