The Prisoner of Second Avenue

6.733 / 10 58 vote(s)

PG

Comedy

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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Jack Lemmon

Mel Edison

Anne Bancroft

Edna Edison

Gene Saks

Harry Edison

Elizabeth Wilson

Pauline

Florence Stanley

Pearl

Maxine Stuart

Belle

Release Date	1975-03-14
Runtime	1h 38m
Directors	Melvin Frank, Philip H. Lathrop, Howard Roessel, Bruce Satterlee
Producer	Melvin Frank
Writers	Neil Simon, Neil Simon

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)

Neil Simon

Theatre Play

Melvin Frank

Director

Joel Schumacher

Costume Design

E. Preston Ames

Art Direction

Harry Ray

Makeup Artist

Fred Williams

Makeup Artist

Sherry Wilson

Hairdresser

Bob Wyman

Editor

Melvin Frank

Producer

Marvin March

Set Decoration

Billie Owens

Sound Effects Editor

Arthur H. Pullen

Sound Effects Editor

Ed Scheid

Sound Effects Editor

John O. Young

Sound Effects Editor

Randy Nite

Sound Editor

Marvin Hamlisch

Original Music Composer

Philip H. Lathrop

Director of Photography

Hal Klein

Unit Production Manager

Howard Roessel

First Assistant Director

Bruce Satterlee

Second Assistant Director

Dennis J. Parrish

Property Master

Gene Lauritzen

Construction Coordinator

Mentor Huebner

Production Illustrator

Billy Mauch

Dialogue Editor

Al Overton

Sound

Neil Simon

Screenplay

Tex Rudloff

Sound

Arthur Bloom

Boom Operator

Jack C. Jacobsen

Sound Mixer

James Perdue

Sound Recordist

Lou Barlia

Camera Operator

Vinnie Gerardo

Assistant Camera

Carl Manoogian

Key Grip

Michael J. Harte

Wardrobe Supervisor

Thalia Phillips

Wardrobe Supervisor

Hope Williams

Script Supervisor

Alan DeWitt

Dialogue Coach

Pete Candoli

Musician

Donald Harris

Music Editor

Tommy Tedesco

Musician

Arnold Saint Subber

Other

The Prisoner of Second Avenue 1975

...and you think you've got problems.

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