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The Prisoner of Second Avenue( 1975)

TV-MAComedy
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...and you think you've got problems.

Overview

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

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      Anne Bancroft

      Edna Edison

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      Gene Saks

      Harry Edison

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      Elizabeth Wilson

      Pauline

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      Florence Stanley

      Pearl

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      Maxine Stuart

      Belle

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      Ed Peck

      Man Upstairs

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      Gene Blakely

      Charlie

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      Ivor Francis

      Psychiatrist

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      Stack Pierce

      Detective

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      Patricia Marshall

      Woman Upstairs

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      Dee Carroll

      Helen

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      Ketty Lester

      Unemployment Clerk

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      M. Emmet Walsh

      Doorman

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      F. Murray Abraham

      Taxi Driver

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      James McCallion

      Mr. Cooperman

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      Fat Thomas

      Bus Driver

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      Arlen Stuart

      Elevator Passenger

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      Sylvester Stallone

      Youth in Park

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      Alan DeWitt

      Wayne Morgan

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      Harry Ray

      Man with Dog

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      Lonnie Burr

      Man on Street (uncredited)

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      Eddie Garrett

      Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

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      Ben Lautman

      NYU Student (uncredited)

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      Dave Michaels

      Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

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      Gary Owens

      Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

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      John Ritter

      Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

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      Cosmo Sardo

      Subway Passenger (uncredited)

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      Norman Stevans

      Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

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      Joe Turkel

      Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • new york city
    • neighbor
    • nervous breakdown
    • unemployment
    • heatwave