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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.
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Mar 14, 1975
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Cast
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Jack Lemmon
Mel Edison
A
Anne Bancroft
Edna Edison
G
Gene Saks
Harry Edison
E
Elizabeth Wilson
Pauline
F
Florence Stanley
Pearl
M
Maxine Stuart
Belle
E
Ed Peck
Man Upstairs
G
Gene Blakely
Charlie
I
Ivor Francis
Psychiatrist
S
Stack Pierce
Detective
D
Dee Carroll
Helen
K
Ketty Lester
Unemployment Clerk
M
M. Emmet Walsh
Doorman
F
F. Murray Abraham
Taxi Driver
J
James McCallion
Mr. Cooperman
F
Fat Thomas
Bus Driver
A
Arlen Stuart
Elevator Passenger
S
Sylvester Stallone
Youth in Park
A
Alan DeWitt
Wayne Morgan
H
Harry Ray
Man with Dog
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