Permanent Midnight

IMDb link: 0120788
IMDb rating: 6.2 (8,428 votes)
Genres: Drama, Biography, Romance
Director: Ben Stiller, David Veloz
Cast: Maria Bello, Jay Paulson, Spencer Garrett and others

Release date: 23 Apr 1999
Release year: 1998
Runtime: 88 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: heroin addiction, reference to ethel merman, based on autobiography, kissing while having sex, sex scene, lust, sex, throwing oneself against a window, convertible car, bare chested man

Plot:

Comedy writer Jerry Stahl, whose $6000-a-week heroin habit had him taking his infant daughter along on his drug runs and doing smack during TV script conferences. Departing detox, Stahl explores memories with survivor Kitty, who listens patiently to Stahl's flashback. Other women in Stahl's life are his British wife Sandra and his agent Vola. For the TV series "Mr. Chompers" (inspired by ALF), Stahl meets with sitcom exec Craig Ziffer and puppeteer Allen. For freaky freebasing, Stahl hangs with mumbler Nicky and druggie Gus.

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