Ben Stiller,
Elizabeth Hurley,
Maria Bello,
Owen Wilson,
Lourdes Benedicto
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David Veloz made his directorial debut with this drama adapted from the autobiography of comedy writer Jerry Stahl (Ben Stiller), whose $6000-a-week heroin habit had him taking his infant daughter alo... read more
DVD Release Date: February 23, 1999
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Flixster Reviews (226)
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March 5, 2012"Permanent Midnight" is one of the shallowest movies I've ever seen. It is also bizarrely off in tone and pitch. It is based on a memoir about massive drug addiction, but it's directed as if it's a comedy.
Ben Stiller gives an atrociously nonchalant, smirky performance as the... read more -
November 26, 2006Pretty well done, but incredibly dry. The scene where Stiller is having sex with the German woman is surreal.
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January 22, 2011Parts of this movie were really shocking, such as Stiller's character bringing his baby daughter on drug runs and driving her around while high. I thought Stiller did a phenomenal job in his portrayal of Jerry Stahl - very convincing. It showed he can do more than comedy. Good ca... read more
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June 14, 2009Unlike a movie Ben Stiller has ever been in.He is of course best known for his stupid humor style of comedy.Permanent Midnight brillantly showcases his more serious/darker side.He plays a heroin who writes comedy,go figure..
Being a drug movie it wasnt all that dark. Sure cer... read more -
January 30, 2008Saw this at TIFF and had to be at the theater by 9 in the morning. This is after working the 4 to midnight shift for years, so I didn't even know what 7 in the morning looked like unless I was still awake. But the movie sounded awesome, the biography of the writer of Cafe Flesh... read more
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March 19, 2009Good movie but had potential to be greater. There were some decent scenes. I especially liked his drugged out interview. It's hard to watch this movie and try to think of Ben Stiller in a more "serious" role since we're so used to his slapstick comedies.
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January 22, 2008I was very impressed with Ben Stiller as a dramatic actor. Having only seen him in comedies, it was difficult at first for me to wrap my head around the fact that this was the same guy from kooky roles in "Zoolander" and "Dodgeball." But he ended up being a really convincing hero... read more
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November 21, 2007Jerry Stahl: People always ask, "What's the worst thing heroin drove you to do?". I always answer, "showing up on Maury."
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October 7, 2007...dk798 IS WRONG! Although this is a dramatic script, this movie is filled with hilarity, but primarily only of the slapstick & sick humor kind. If you don't like that sort of thing then stay away from this movie! But if you can appreciate that, then this is something that you s... read more
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September 23, 2007tough to watch at times but very powerful and very sad. not at all what i would have expected from ben stiller.
Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
January 1, 2000
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Unsettling and-yes-often scorchingly funny! Full Review
January 1, 2000
Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz
Wicked sense of humor!
January 1, 2000
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The trouble is that it's hard to care! Full Review
January 1, 2000
Glenn Lovell, Variety
Stiller's attempted image makeover, though admirable, doesn't make it. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Robert Horton, Film.com
Rollicking! A high-energy adaptation!
October 10, 2005
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
A movie to slit your wrist to.
January 1, 2000
David N. Butterworth, rec.arts.movies.reviews
Ben Stiller proves his acting chops in this atypical role as a heroin-addicted television writer. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Edward Johnson-Ott, NUVO Newsweekly
Permanent Midnight offers nothing we haven't seen before. Full Review
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