The Neon Ceiling
1971, English. Directed by Frank Pierson.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 8 February 1971
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Carol Sobieski, Howard Rodman
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The Neon Ceiling runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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The Neon Ceiling isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 February 1971. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Neon Ceiling?
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Who directed The Neon Ceiling?
The Neon Ceiling (1971) was directed by Frank Pierson and stars Gig Young, Lee Grant, Denise Nickerson.