the prisoner of second avenue

Director: melvin frank

Actor: jack lemmon,anne bancroft,gene saks,elizabeth wilson

Data Published: Mon May 05 1975

Genres: Comedy

Key Words: nervous breakdown,48 year old,55 year old,suburb,literature on screen

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072034/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner_of_Second_Avenue

Description: The Prisoner of Second Avenue is a movie starring Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, and Gene Saks. A suddenly-unemployed company executive suffers a nervous breakdown, and his supporting wife tries everything to console him and pick up...

Plot: The story revolves around the escalating problems of a middle-aged couple living on Second Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. Mel Edison, the main character, has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at middle age, during an economic recession. The action occurs during an intense summer heat wave and a prolonged garbage strike, which just exacerbates Edison's plight to no end as he and his wife Edna deal with noisy neighbors, loud sounds emanating from Manhattan streets up to their apartment and even a burglary of their apartment during broad daylight. Mel eventually suffers a nervous breakdown from the whole affair, and it is up to the loving care of his brother Harry, his sisters and Edna to bring Mel back to a firm reality.