The read
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes52%
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
78 audience votes
Key crew
- Melvin FrankDirector
- Marvin HamlischOriginal Music Composer
- Neil SimonScreenplay
Cast
- Jack LemmonMel Edison
- Anne BancroftEdna Edison
- Gene SaksHarry Edison
- Elizabeth WilsonPauline
- Florence StanleyPearl
- Maxine StuartBelle
- Ed PeckMan Upstairs
- Gene BlakelyCharlie
- Ivor FrancisPsychiatrist
- Stack PierceDetective
- Patricia MarshallWoman Upstairs
- Dee CarrollHelen
Stills
Themes
new york cityneighbornervous breakdownunemploymentheatwave