Permanent Vacation (1980 film)
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Initial DVD release September 4, 2007 Duration Country United States | 6.4/10 Genre Drama Budget 12,000 USD Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date May 6, 1981 (1981-05-06) (U.S.) Cast Chris Parker (Allie), Leila Gastil (Leila), (Nurse), Charlie Spademan (Patient), Jane Fire (Nurse), Ruth Bolton (Mother)Similar movies Fish Tank , Factory Girl , Jupiter Ascending , The Last Witch Hunter , The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things , At the Edge of the Abyss |
A drifter (Chris Parker) wanders Manhattan, seeing his girlfriend (Leila Gastil), meeting strangers.
Contents
- Permanent vacation jim jarmusch 1980
- Plot
- Intro permanent vacation
- Cast
- Production
- Availability
- References

Permanent Vacation is a 1980 film directed, written and produced by Jim Jarmusch. It was the directors first release, and was shot on 16 mm film shortly after he dropped out of film school. This film is often credited as the birth of the directors original style and character schemes. The film won the Josef von Sternberg Award at the 1980 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival.

In downtown Manhattan, a twenty-something boy whose Father is not around and whose Mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan. He almost subconsciously searches for more meaning in his life and meets a few characters along the way.
Permanent vacation jim jarmusch 1980
Plot
The main character, played by Chris Parker, wanders around a dingy New York atmosphere and is confronted by a number of intriguing characters as he ponders the questions of life, and searches for a better place.
Intro permanent vacation
Cast
Production
This film was also the first that musician John Lurie, a friend of Jarmusch, acted in and composed music for.
Jarmusch is also credited as helping with the music.
Availability
The film was released by the Criterion Collection as a special feature on the DVD for Jarmuschs Stranger than Paradise on September 4, 2007.
References
Permanent Vacation (1980 film) WikipediaPermanent Vacation (1980 film) IMDb Permanent Vacation (1980 film) themoviedb.org