The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

98 mins | Comedy | March 14, 1975

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.

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

98 mins | Comedy | March 14, 1975

The Prisoner of Second Avenue
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Directors Howard Roessel, Hope Williams, Bruce Satterlee, Melvin Frank
Writers Neil Simon

Cast

Jack Lemmon

as Mel Edison

Anne Bancroft

as Edna Edison

Gene Saks

as Harry Edison

Elizabeth Wilson

as Pauline

Florence Stanley

as Pearl

Maxine Stuart

as Belle

Ed Peck

as Man Upstairs

Gene Blakely

as Charlie

Ivor Francis

as Psychiatrist

Stack Pierce

as Detective

Patricia Marshall

as Woman Upstairs

Dee Carroll

as Helen

Ketty Lester

as Unemployment Clerk

M. Emmet Walsh

as Doorman

F. Murray Abraham

as Taxi Driver

James McCallion

as Mr. Cooperman

Fat Thomas

as Bus Driver

Arlen Stuart

as Elevator Passenger

Sylvester Stallone

as Youth in Park

Alan DeWitt

as Wayne Morgan

Harry Ray

as Man with Dog

Lonnie Burr

as Man on Street (uncredited)

Eddie Garrett

as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Ben Lautman

as NYU Student (uncredited)

Dave Michaels

as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

Gary Owens

as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

John Ritter

as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Norman Stevans

as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Joe Turkel

as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)