Permanent Midnight (1998)

★ 5.9 1h 28m 125 votes IMDb
Drama
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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.

Permanent Midnight

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Cast

Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller as Jerry Stahl Age 60 · New York City, New York, USA Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humor and sharp wit, Stiller rose to fame through comedies such a...
Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Hurley as Sandra Age 61 · Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born June 10, 1965) is an English model and actress. She became known as a girlfriend of Hugh Grant in the 1990s after accompanying him to the Los Angeles premiere of Four Weddi...
Maria Bello
Maria Bello as Kitty Age 59 · Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA Maria Elena Bello (born April 18, 1967)  is an American actress and singer. She started her acting career in small off-Broadway plays, such as The Killer Inside Me, Small Town Gals with Big Problems,...
Owen Wilson
Owen Wilson as Nicky Age 57 · Dallas, Texas, USA Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor. He has had a long association with filmmaker Wes Anderson with whom he shared writing and acting credits for Bottle Rocket (1996),...
Lourdes Benedicto
Lourdes Benedicto as Vola Age 51 · Brooklyn, New York, USA Lourdes Benedicto was born on November 12, 1974 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for ER (1994), V (2009) and 24 (2001). She has been married to Matthew Curley since June 9, 2006..
Peter Greene
Peter Greene as Gus Died 2025 · Montclair, New Jersey, USA Peter Greene (born Peter Green; October 8, 1965 – December 12, 2025) was an American character actor generally known for portraying villains. He was best known for his roles in the 1994 films The Mask...
Director David Veloz
Cast Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Hurley, Maria Bello, Owen Wilson, Lourdes Benedicto, Peter Greene, Cheryl Ladd, Fred Willard, Charles Fleischer, Janeane Garofalo

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lancethedealer Jan 19, 2019
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.

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