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6.2/10
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A recent high-school graduate unsure of his future gets a summer job at the Flamingo beach club, and meets the charismatic Phil Brody.A recent high-school graduate unsure of his future gets a summer job at the Flamingo beach club, and meets the charismatic Phil Brody.A recent high-school graduate unsure of his future gets a summer job at the Flamingo beach club, and meets the charismatic Phil Brody.
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- 1 nomination
Carole Davis
- Joyce Brody
- (as Carole R. Davis)
Leon
- Fortune Smith
- (as Leon Robinson)
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- TriviaThis was the very first film to be given a PG-13 rating, but it was shelved for five months, making Red Dawn (1984) the first film to be *released* with the PG-13 rating.
- GoofsIn the opening sequence, after the kid hits the ball, a shot of a passing train shows graffiti covered cars. This was not the case in 1963, but definitely was the case in 1984 when the film was made.
- Quotes
Jeffrey Willis: Gin, Phil.
- SoundtracksBreakaway
Music by Bennett Salvay & W.G. Snuffy Walden (as Snuffy Walden)
Words by Arlene Matza-Jackson
Publisher: ABC Circle Music, Inc.
Performed by Jesse Frederick
Featured review
Likeable.
Likeable little film has Matt Dillon and some of his friends trying to make some extra money for college by working at a high-class country club. Dillon likes the way life is there to father Hector Elizondo's dismay. Involvement with a car salesman who has a knack for poker (Richard Crenna) engrosses Dillon even more, but soon he learns that all is not as squeaky clean as it appears on the surface. A good screenplay and subtle direction by Garry Marshall help out this movie immensely. All the actors work well together. Watch for a then-unknown Marisa Tomei during one of the country club sequences. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
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- Also known as
- Mr. Hot Shot
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- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $23,859,382
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,015,076
- Dec 25, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $23,859,382
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