The Neon Ceiling

The Neon Ceiling (1971)

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.

Date of release
1971-02-08
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Director
Frank Pierson

Casting

Interesting facts

The Neon Ceiling is a 1971 American drama 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.

Production

Lee Grant was set to appear in a TV film of The Price with George C. Scott when Universal sent her the script for “The Neon Ceiling”. "The moment I read that script I was hooked and couldn't let it go", she said. "It's a real departure from what is normally seen on TV."

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