The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
Mel Edison has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at middle age during an intense NYC heat wave.
Director:
Melvin Frank
Writer:
Neil Simon
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Jack Lemmon as Mel Edison |
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Anne Bancroft as Edna Edison |
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Gene Saks as Harry Edison |
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Elizabeth Wilson as Pauline |
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Florence Stanley as Pearl |
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Maxine Stuart as Belle |
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Ed Peck as Man Upstairs |
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Gene Blakely as Charlie |
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Ivor Francis as Psychiatrist |
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Stack Pierce as Detective |
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Patricia Marshall as Woman Upstairs |
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Dee Carroll as Helen |
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Ketty Lester as Unemployment Clerk |
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M. Emmet Walsh as Doorman |
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F. Murray Abraham as Taxi Driver |
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James McCallion as Mr. Cooperman |
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Fat Thomas as Bus Driver |
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Arlen Stuart as Elevator Passenger |
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Sylvester Stallone as Youth in Park |
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Alan DeWitt as Wayne Morgan |
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Harry Ray as Man with Dog |
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Lonnie Burr as Man on Street (uncredited) |
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Eddie Garrett as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) |
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Ben Lautman as NYU Student (uncredited) |
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Dave Michaels as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited) |
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Gary Owens as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited) |
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John Ritter as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) |
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Cosmo Sardo as Subway Passenger (uncredited) |
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Norman Stevans as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) |
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Joe Turkel as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited) |
| Production | Melvin Frank | Producer |
| Sound | Billie Owens | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Arthur H. Pullen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Marvin March | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Ed Scheid | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | John O. Young | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Randy Nite | Sound Editor |
| Writing | Neil Simon | Theatre Play |
| Directing | Melvin Frank | Director |
| Camera | Carl Manoogian | Key Grip |
| Sound | Pete Candoli | Musician |
| Crew | Arnold Saint Subber | Other |
| Directing | Bruce Satterlee | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Arthur Bloom | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Howard Roessel | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Donald Harris | Music Editor |
| Sound | Billy Mauch | Dialogue Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael J. Harte | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | Hal Klein | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Marvin Hamlisch | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jack C. Jacobsen | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Hope Williams | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Gene Lauritzen | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Mentor Huebner | Production Illustrator |
| Camera | Lou Barlia | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Vinnie Gerardo | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Dennis J. Parrish | Property Master |
| Writing | Neil Simon | Screenplay |
| Sound | Tex Rudloff | Sound |
| Sound | James Perdue | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Alan DeWitt | Dialogue Coach |
| Camera | Philip H. Lathrop | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Al Overton Sr. | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thalia Phillips | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Tommy Tedesco | Musician |
| Editing | Bob Wyman | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joel Schumacher | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Ray | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sherry Wilson | Hairdresser |
| Art | E. Preston Ames | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred Williams | Makeup Artist |