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Permanent Midnight

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Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1998-09-16

Runtime: 88 mins

Director: David Veloz

Writer: David Veloz

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Permanent Midnight

Production Companies: Artisan Entertainment, JD Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Ben Stiller

Elizabeth Hurley

Maria Bello

Owen Wilson

Lourdes Benedicto

Peter Greene

Cheryl Ladd

Fred Willard

Allen from Mr. Chompers

Charles Fleischer

Janeane Garofalo

Connie Nielsen

Sandra Oh

Jerry Stahl

Jay Paulson

Reviews

lancethedealer

4/10 Jerry Stahl is a complete junkie. He tells his life story to a fellow rehabber after she picks him up at his fast food job. Through conversational flashbacks we get glimpses of how Jerry wrecks his life. **Uninspiring. Stale. Meandering.** Jerry as well as all the other characters have no background, and they are completely flat. Perhaps a social commentary on the LA Scene, yet that has been done better elsewhere. Interesting to see Stiller as a junkie, but thats the best part.

2019-01-19

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