The Neon Ceiling (1971) (TV)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Frank Pierson

Writers:

Howard Rodman (writer)
Carol Sobieski (screenplay)

Release Date:

8 February 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A housewife and her teenage daughter, fleeing their boring lives, stops in a diner in the California desert...

Plot Keywords:

Diner | Housewife | Desert | Sculpture | Neon

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations

Cast

Gig Young	...	Jones
Lee Grant	...	Carrie Miller
Denise Nickerson	...	Paula Miller
Herb Edelman	...	Harry
William Smithers	...	Doctor Miller
Robert Pratt	...	Ferris Wheel Man
James McEachin	...	Highway Patrolman

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Universal TV

A Classic TV movie

I agree that this movie and other 70s TV movies (ABC Movies of the Week like Tribes, Duel, That Certain Summer, etc.) have been unjustly neglected both in reruns and movie guidebooks. However, I think perhaps the person who wrote the other comment is thinking of another movie. The movie I remember was certainly NOT a thriller. It was a very human story about the developing relationship among the three main characters. I admit that I was only thirteen years old at the time and could be wrong about this, but I was particularly fond of this movie since I had read the script before the movie was aired and remember looking forward to seeing how the final film would come out. I hope some of these great films will make a comeback. Thank you IMDb for remembering them!