The Prisoner of Second Avenue
...and you think you've got problems.
1975 | 98m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Melvin Frank |
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| Writer: | Neil Simon |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 14, 1975 |
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| Director: | Melvin Frank |
| Writer: | Neil Simon |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | new york city, neighbor, nervous breakdown, unemployment, heatwave |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| E. Preston Ames | Art Direction |
| Sherry Wilson | Hairdresser |
| Marvin March | Set Decoration |
| Ed Scheid | Sound Effects Editor |
| Howard Roessel | First Assistant Director |
| Gene Lauritzen | Construction Coordinator |
| Arthur Bloom | Boom Operator |
| Lou Barlia | Camera Operator |
| Michael J. Harte | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Alan DeWitt | Dialogue Coach |
| Tommy Tedesco | Musician |
| Fred Williams | Makeup Artist |
| Arthur H. Pullen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Randy Nite | Sound Editor |
| Hal Klein | Unit Production Manager |
| Dennis J. Parrish | Property Master |
| Tex Rudloff | Sound |
| James Perdue | Sound Recordist |
| Carl Manoogian | Key Grip |
| Hope Williams | Script Supervisor |
| Donald Harris | Music Editor |
| Harry Ray | Makeup Artist |
| Bob Wyman | Editor |
| Billie Owens | Sound Effects Editor |
| John O. Young | Sound Effects Editor |
| Philip H. Lathrop | Director of Photography |
| Bruce Satterlee | Second Assistant Director |
| Mentor Huebner | Production Illustrator |
| Jack C. Jacobsen | Sound Mixer |
| Vinnie Gerardo | Assistant Camera |
| Thalia Phillips | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Pete Candoli | Musician |
| Arnold Saint Subber | Other |
| Melvin Frank | Director |
| Neil Simon | Screenplay, Theatre Play |
| Marvin Hamlisch | Original Music Composer |
| Billy Mauch | Dialogue Editor |
| Joel Schumacher | Costume Design |
| Al Overton Sr. | Sound |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Melvin Frank | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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