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The Prisoner of Second Avenue
...and you think you've got problems.
6.7(79)19751h 38m
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
- Writers
- Neil Simon
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Cast
Jack Lemmon
Mel Edison
Anne Bancroft
Edna Edison
Gene Saks
Harry Edison
Elizabeth Wilson
Pauline
Florence Stanley
Pearl
Maxine Stuart
Belle
Ed Peck
Man Upstairs
Gene Blakely
Charlie
Ivor Francis
Psychiatrist
Stack Pierce
Detective
Patricia Marshall
Woman Upstairs
Dee Carroll
Helen
Ketty Lester
Unemployment Clerk
M. Emmet Walsh
Doorman
F. Murray Abraham
Taxi Driver
James McCallion
Mr. Cooperman
Fat Thomas
Bus Driver
Arlen Stuart
Elevator Passenger
Sylvester Stallone
Youth in Park
Alan DeWitt
Wayne Morgan
Harry Ray
Man with Dog
Lonnie Burr
Man on Street (uncredited)
Eddie Garrett
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Ben Lautman
NYU Student (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- Melvin FrankDirector
- Bruce SatterleeSecond Assistant Director
- Howard RoesselFirst Assistant Director
- Hope WilliamsScript Supervisor
Writing
- Neil SimonTheatre Play
- Neil SimonScreenplay
Production
- Melvin FrankProducer
- Hal KleinUnit Production Manager
Camera
- Carl ManoogianKey Grip
- Lou BarliaCamera Operator
- Vinnie GerardoAssistant Camera
- Philip H. LathropDirector of Photography
Editing
- Bob WymanEditor
Sound
- Billie OwensSound Effects Editor
- Arthur H. PullenSound Effects Editor
- Ed ScheidSound Effects Editor
- John O. YoungSound Effects Editor
- Randy NiteSound Editor
- Pete CandoliMusician
- Arthur BloomBoom Operator
- Donald HarrisMusic Editor
- Billy MauchDialogue Editor
- Marvin HamlischOriginal Music Composer
- Jack C. JacobsenSound Mixer
- Tex RudloffSound
Art
- Marvin MarchSet Decoration
- Gene LauritzenConstruction Coordinator
- Mentor HuebnerProduction Illustrator
- Dennis J. ParrishProperty Master
- E. Preston AmesArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Michael J. HarteWardrobe Supervisor
- Thalia PhillipsWardrobe Supervisor
- Joel SchumacherCostume Design
- Harry RayMakeup Artist
- Sherry WilsonHairdresser
- Fred WilliamsMakeup Artist
Crew
- Arnold Saint SubberOther
- Alan DeWittDialogue Coach