The Neon Ceiling (1971)

★ 7.7 1h 40m IMDb
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A housewife and her teenage daughter, fleeing their boring lives, stop in a diner in the California desert. She runs up against the diner's owner, a gruff, beer-drinking artist whose life's work is the neon sculptures he collects and attaches to the ceiling.

The Neon Ceiling

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Gig Young
Gig Young as Jones Died 1978 · Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA Gig Young (born Byron Elsworth Barr; November 4, 1913 – October 19, 1978) was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Come Fill the...
Lee Grant
Lee Grant as Carrie Miller Age 100 · New York City, New York, USA Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; October 31, 1925) is an American actress and director. She made her film debut in 1951 as a young shoplifter in William Wyler's Detective Story, co-starring Ki...
Denise Nickerson
Denise Nickerson as Paula Miller Died 2019 · New York City, New York, USA Denise Nickerson (April 1, 1957-July 10, 2019) was an American former actress best known for her roles as the gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as we...
Herb Edelman
Herb Edelman as Harry Died 1996 · Brooklyn, New York, USA Herbert "Herb" Edelman (November 5, 1933 – July 21, 1996) was an American actor of stage, film and television. He was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for his television work. One of his best remembe...
William Smithers
William Smithers as Doctor Miller Died 2026 · Richmond, Virginia, USA William Smithers was an American film and television actor. He was best known for his recurring role as Jeremy Wendell in the television series Dallas..
James McEachin
James McEachin as Highway Patrolman Age 96 · Rennert, North Carolina, USA James McEachin was born on May 20, 1930 in Rennert, North Carolina. At the age of 18 he joined the US Armed Forces and served in the Korean War earning many medals of valor to include the Purple Heart...
Director Frank Pierson
Cast Gig Young, Lee Grant, Denise Nickerson, Herb Edelman, William Smithers, Robert Pratt, James McEachin

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