
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
...and you think you've got problems.
1975 en 98 minutes
Rating: 6.7
Plot
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.
Trailer
Cast

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)