The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Year: 1975

Runtime: 98 mins

Language: English

Director: Melvin Frank

ComedyCrude humor and satireGags jokes and slapstick humorFunny jokes and crude humorAmusing jokes and witty satire

Mel Edison, a middle‑aged New Yorker who has spent decades in the same job, is abruptly laid off just as a sweltering heat wave grips the city. As the temperature soars, he confronts the stigma of unemployment, financial strain, and the search for purpose in a city that seems unforgiving.

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