"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."
Jack Lemmon
as Mel Edison
Anne Bancroft
as Edna Edison
Gene Saks
as Harry Edison
Elizabeth Wilson
as Pauline
Florence Stanley
as Pearl
Maxine Stuart
as Belle
Ed Peck
as Man Upstairs
Gene Blakely
as Charlie
Ivor Francis
as Psychiatrist
Stack Pierce
as Detective
Patricia Marshall
as Woman Upstairs
Dee Carroll
as Helen
Ketty Lester
as Unemployment Clerk
M. Emmet Walsh
as Doorman
F. Murray Abraham
as Taxi Driver
James McCallion
as Mr. Cooperman
Fat Thomas
as Bus Driver
Arlen Stuart
as Elevator Passenger
Sylvester Stallone
as Youth in Park
Alan DeWitt
as Wayne Morgan
Harry Ray
as Man with Dog
Lonnie Burr
as Man on Street (uncredited)
Eddie Garrett
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Ben Lautman
as NYU Student (uncredited)
Dave Michaels
as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Gary Owens
John Ritter
Cosmo Sardo
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Joe Turkel
as Man Upstairs (voice) (uncredited)
Melvin Frank
Producer
Billie Owens
Sound Effects Editor
Arthur H. Pullen
Marvin March
Set Decoration
Ed Scheid
John O. Young
Randy Nite
Sound Editor
Neil Simon
Theatre Play
Director
Carl Manoogian
Key Grip
Pete Candoli
Musician
Arnold Saint Subber
Other
Bruce Satterlee
Second Assistant Director
Arthur Bloom
Boom Operator
Howard Roessel
First Assistant Director
Donald Harris
Music Editor
Billy Mauch
Dialogue Editor
Michael J. Harte
Wardrobe Supervisor
Hal Klein
Unit Production Manager
Marvin Hamlisch
Original Music Composer
Jack C. Jacobsen
Sound Mixer
Hope Williams
Script Supervisor
Gene Lauritzen
Construction Coordinator
Mentor Huebner
Production Illustrator
Lou Barlia
Camera Operator
Vinnie Gerardo
Assistant Camera
Dennis J. Parrish
Property Master
Screenplay
Tex Rudloff
Sound
James Perdue
Sound Recordist
Dialogue Coach
Philip H. Lathrop
Director of Photography
Al Overton Sr.
Thalia Phillips
Tommy Tedesco
Bob Wyman
Editor
Joel Schumacher
Costume Design
Makeup Artist
Sherry Wilson
Hairdresser
E. Preston Ames
Art Direction
Fred Williams