The Prisoner of Second Avenue

6.7
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 98 min
  • Premiere: 1975. March 14.

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.

Discover

Jack Lemmon

Mel Edison

Anne Bancroft

Edna Edison

Gene Saks

Harry Edison

Ed Peck

Man Upstairs

Gene Blakely

Charlie

Ivor Francis

Psychiatrist

Stack Pierce

Detective

Patricia Marshall

Woman Upstairs

Ketty Lester

Unemployment Clerk

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)

Art

Marvin March

Set Decoration

Dennis J. Parrish

Property Master

Gene Lauritzen

Construction Coordinator

Mentor Huebner

Production Illustrator

E. Preston Ames

Art Direction

Camera

Philip H. Lathrop

Director of Photography

Lou Barlia

Camera Operator

Vinnie Gerardo

Assistant Camera

Carl Manoogian

Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Michael J. Harte

Wardrobe Supervisor

Thalia Phillips

Wardrobe Supervisor

Joel Schumacher

Costume Design

Harry Ray

Makeup Artist

Fred Williams

Makeup Artist

Sherry Wilson

Hairdresser

Crew

Alan DeWitt

Dialogue Coach

Directing

Melvin Frank

Director

Howard Roessel

First Assistant Director

Bruce Satterlee

Second Assistant Director

Hope Williams

Script Supervisor

Editing

Bob Wyman

Editor

Production

Melvin Frank

Producer

Hal Klein

Unit Production Manager

Sound

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

Billy Mauch

Dialogue Editor

Arthur Bloom

Boom Operator

Jack C. Jacobsen

Sound Mixer

James Perdue

Sound Recordist

Pete Candoli

Musician

Donald Harris

Music Editor

Tommy Tedesco

Musician

Writing

Neil Simon

Theatre Play

Neil Simon

Screenplay