The Prisoner Of Second Avenue

Starring: Lemmon, Jack and Bancroft, Anne

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.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 085393185121
• Release Date: March 2002
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Publisher: Warner Home Video
• Director: Frank, Melvin
• Starring: Lemmon, Jack, Bancroft, Anne
• Runtime: 1 hour, 45 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: anamorphic
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"