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) |
| Sound | John O. Young | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Melvin Frank | Producer |
| Sound | Billie Owens | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ed Scheid | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Arthur H. Pullen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Marvin March | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Randy Nite | Sound Editor |
| Writing | Neil Simon | Theatre Play |
| Directing | Melvin Frank | Director |
| Sound | Tommy Tedesco | Musician |
| Directing | Howard Roessel | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Vinnie Gerardo | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Carl Manoogian | Key Grip |
| Crew | Arnold Saint Subber | Other |
| Sound | Al Overton Sr. | Sound |
| Sound | Tex Rudloff | Sound |
| Crew | Alan DeWitt | Dialogue Coach |
| Art | Mentor Huebner | Production Illustrator |
| Camera | Lou Barlia | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael J. Harte | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Camera | Philip H. Lathrop | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Bruce Satterlee | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Gene Lauritzen | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Pete Candoli | Musician |
| Art | Dennis J. Parrish | Property Master |
| Writing | Neil Simon | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jack C. Jacobsen | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Donald Harris | Music Editor |
| Production | Hal Klein | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Hope Williams | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | James Perdue | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thalia Phillips | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Billy Mauch | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Marvin Hamlisch | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Arthur Bloom | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred Williams | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joel Schumacher | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sherry Wilson | Hairdresser |
| Art | E. Preston Ames | Art Direction |
| Editing | Bob Wyman | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Ray | Makeup Artist |