The Prisoner of Second Avenue
(1975)

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

Released: 1975-03-14

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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

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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Neil Simon

Theatre Play

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Melvin Frank

Director

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E. Preston Ames

Art Direction

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Fred Williams

Makeup Artist

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Harry Ray

Makeup Artist

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Joel Schumacher

Costume Design

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Sherry Wilson

Hairdresser

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Bob Wyman

Editor

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Melvin Frank

Producer

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Marvin March

Set Decoration

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Billie Owens

Sound Effects Editor

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Arthur H. Pullen

Sound Effects Editor

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Ed Scheid

Sound Effects Editor

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John O. Young

Sound Effects Editor

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Randy Nite

Sound Editor

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Marvin Hamlisch

Original Music Composer

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Philip H. Lathrop

Director of Photography

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Hal Klein

Unit Production Manager

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Howard Roessel

First Assistant Director

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Bruce Satterlee

Second Assistant Director

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