Prisoner Of Second Avenue
Warner Bros. (1975)
Comedy
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IMDB   6.8
1 hr 38 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   PG
Anne Bancroft Edna Edison
Jack Lemmon Mel 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
Director
Melvin Frank
Producer Melvin Frank
Writer Neil Simon


...And You Think You've Got Problems.

Forty-eight-year-old Manhattanite Mel Edison just lost his job. Soon he'll lose his wardrobe, temper, self-respect and maybe his mind. In urban life's grueling guerrilla war, Mel just became The Prisoner of Second Avenue.

Adapting his 1971 stage hit, Neil Simon develops Mel's anxiety-ridden plight with razor-edged empathy - and deliciously clever gags. Academy Award winners Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft are in top form as Mel and his loving wife Edna, skillfully melding zany farce with the bittersweet agony of middle-class people whose wall-to-wall carpeting has suddenly been yanked out from under them. Keep a sharp eye out for alleged pickpocket Sylvester Stallone and cabbie F. Murray Abraham in early career roles.
Edition Details
Distributor Warner Home Video
Chapters 28
Release Date 3/30/2004
Packaging Snap Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.78:1 Color
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Dinah! Segment Featuring Anne Bancroft and a Gag Reel
Vintage Featurette The Making of The Prisoner of Second avenue
Theatrical Trailer