Permanent Midnight

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

Cast

Ben Stiller

as Jerry Stahl

Elizabeth Hurley

as Sandra

Maria Bello

as Kitty

Owen Wilson

as Nicky

Lourdes Benedicto

as Vola

Peter Greene

as Gus

Cheryl Ladd

as Pamela Verlaine

Fred Willard

as Craig Ziffer

Charles Fleischer

as Allen from Mr. Chompers

Janeane Garofalo

as Jana Farmer

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 hav...

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