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Set in 1970s New York, The Prisoner of Second Avenue follows Mel (Jeff Goldblum) and Edna Edison as they tackle the constant challenges of urban life.

Redundancy, a nationwide economic crisis, an actual daylight robbery, and striking binmen combine to push Mel over the edge and into a nervous breakdown. Family gather to support the increasingly self-pitying Mel while Edna quietly carries the burden of her husband's disintegration.