Permanent Midnight
He had a great job, beautiful wife and a habit the size of Utah.
Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.
- 5.9
- 1998
- Released
- 1h 28m
Ben Stiller
Jerry Stahl
Elizabeth Hurley
Sandra
Maria Bello
Kitty
Owen Wilson
Nicky
Lourdes Benedicto
Vola
Peter Greene
Gus
Cheryl Ladd
Pamela Verlaine
Fred Willard
Craig Ziffer
Charles Fleischer
Allen from Mr. Chompers
Janeane Garofalo
Jana Farmer
Connie Nielsen
Dagmar
Sandra Oh
Friend
Jay Paulson
Phoenix Punk
Spencer Garrett
Brad / Tim from Mr. Chompers
Chauncey Leopardi
Jerry at 16
Mary Thompson
Grandma White
Liz Torres
Dita
Douglas Spain
MiguelScott Williamson
Gary Warren
Nancye Ferguson
Nurse
Sam Anderson
Dr. Olson
John Prosky
Cop
Andy Dick
'Damian', Talk Show Guest
Lainie Kazan
Jerry's Mother at FuneralDaniel Hartley
Benny (uncredited)Released
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$1,166,199.00
- #adultery
- #police
- #alcohol
- #heroin
- #writer
- #drugs
- #detox
Reviews
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