The Neon Ceiling

1971 1h 40m EN

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 4

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Pierson
Writers: Carol Sobieski, Carol Sobieski, Howard Rodman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank Pierson, shot by Edward Rosson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Billy Goldenberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert F. Shugrue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Gig Young and Lee Grant and Denise Nickerson carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0066133 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Frank Pierson directs. Edward Rosson behind the camera. Billy Goldenberg scores. Robert F. Shugrue cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

155 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Frank Pierson, shot by Edward Rosson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Billy Goldenberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Robert F. Shugrue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gig Young and Lee Grant and Denise Nickerson carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0066133 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.