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The Neon Ceiling is a 1971 American television film starring Gig Young and Lee Grant that aired on NBC Monday Night at the Movies. It was written by Carol Sobieski and directed by Frank Pierson. The film score was composed by Billy Goldenberg .
Feb 8, 1971 · A housewife and her daughter escape their dull lives and meet a neon artist in a diner. The movie won a Primetime Emmy and features Lee Grant, Herb Edelman and James McEachin.
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- Drama
- Frank Pierson
- 1971-02-08
Jun 9, 2023 · https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066133/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
Synopsis. Paula Miller (Denise Nickerson) rides in on her bike. She is carrying a bag a groceries and looks longingly at the group of children playing hopscotch. On entering the house, she notices, her mother is asleep on the sofa. Carrie Miller (Lee Grant) awakens when Paula blows in her face.
Jan 1, 2015 · 1971 TV Movie - A housewife and her teenage daughter, fleeing their boring lives, stops in a diner in the California desert. She runs up against the diner's ...
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Brief Synopsis. A runaway wife, fleeing middle-class boredom with her teenage daughter, lands in a truck-stop diner in the California desert run by a gruff, beer-drinking recluse living in a fantasy world that is a creative work of art. Lee Grant won an Emmy for her performance; Gig Young was nominated for his.
the neon ceiling, a tv film from the early 70s, completely captivated me. i couldn't take my eyes off of it. i felt a lot of anxiety just wondering how far jones would go when he got angry, or just generally with how the story would progress. but at the same time, it was completely enchanting in moments. the relationships between carrie, jones, and paula are fascinating, and a lot of the ...
