The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.828 |
Directed By
Melvin Frank
Crew
Melvin Frank
Marvin March
Billie Owens
Arthur H. Pullen
Ed Scheid
John O. Young
Randy Nite
Melvin Frank
Neil Simon
Marvin Hamlisch
Philip H. Lathrop
Hal Klein
Howard Roessel
Bruce Satterlee
Dennis J. Parrish
Gene Lauritzen
Mentor Huebner
Billy Mauch
Al Overton
Neil Simon
Tex Rudloff
Arthur Bloom
Jack C. Jacobsen
James Perdue
Lou Barlia
Vinnie Gerardo
Carl Manoogian
Michael J. Harte
Thalia Phillips
Hope Williams
Alan DeWitt
Pete Candoli
Donald Harris
Tommy Tedesco
Arnold Saint Subber
Bob Wyman
Joel Schumacher
E. Preston Ames
Harry Ray
Fred Williams
Sherry Wilson
TOP 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)
Dave Michaels
Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Gary Owens
Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
John Ritter
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Joe Turkel
Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
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