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Release Date: 1998

Cast: Maria Bello, Charles Fleischer, Fred Willard, Janeane Garofalo, Sandra Oh, Andy Dick, Peter Greene, Douglas Spain, Lourdes Benedicto, Mary Thompson, Jerry Stahl, Scott Williamson ...MORE

Cast: Maria Bello, Charles Fleischer, Fred Willard, Janeane Garofalo, Sandra Oh, Andy Dick, Peter Greene, Douglas Spain, Lourdes Benedicto, Mary Thompson, Jerry Stahl, Scott Williamson, Spencer Garrett, Cheryl Ladd, Owen Wilson, Elizabeth Hurley, Liz Torres, Ben Stiller ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Biography, Indie, Addiction Drama

Permanent Midnight is a 1998 comedy-drama film directed by David Veloz starring Ben Stiller. The film is based on Jerry Stahl's autobiographical book of the same name, and tells the story of Stahl's rise from a small-time television writer to his success as a comedy writer making up to $5,000 a week writing for 1980s series like thirtysomething, Moonlighting, and ALF (changed in the film to Mr. Chompers). Maria Bello stars as Kitty, a fellow detox survivor to whom Stahl relates his rise and fall. The film also stars Owen Wilson as Stahl's friend and fellow addict, Nicky; Elizabeth Hurley... MORE

Permanent Midnight is a 1998 comedy-drama film directed by David Veloz starring Ben Stiller. The film is based on Jerry Stahl's autobiographical book of the same name, and tells the story of Stahl's rise from a small-time television writer to his success as a comedy writer making up to $5,000 a week writing for 1980s series like thirtysomething, Moonlighting, and ALF (changed in the film to Mr. Chompers). Maria Bello stars as Kitty, a fellow detox survivor to whom Stahl relates his rise and fall. The film also stars Owen Wilson as Stahl's friend and fellow addict, Nicky; Elizabeth Hurley as his wife, Sandra; and Janeane Garofalo as a Hollywood agent, Jana. The real Stahl makes a cameo appearance as a doctor at a methadone clinic. Stiller's performance in the film was critically acclaimed, but the film failed at the box office and never saw widespread release. It has been released on DVD in the USA and the UK. A soundtrack CD was also released with most of the music heard in the film. Rated R (For Pervasive Graphic Drug Use, Strong Sexuality and Language). Approaching the end of a drug rehabilitation program, Jerry Stahl (Stiller) quits his job at a fast food restaurant on an LESS