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Permanent Midnight(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-09-16
59%
125 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
He had a great job, beautiful wife and a habit the size of Utah.
Overview:
Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Revenue: $1,166,199.00
ProductionCompanies: 
JD Productions
Movie: Permanent Midnight
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ben Stiller
Jerry Stahl
Elizabeth Hurley
Sandra
Maria Bello
Kitty
Owen Wilson
Nicky
Lourdes Benedicto
Vola
Peter Greene
Gus
Cheryl Ladd
Pamela Verlaine
Fred Willard
Craig Ziffer
Charles Fleischer
Allen from Mr. Chompers
Janeane Garofalo
Jana Farmer
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Overview
Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.
Release Date
1998-09-16
Average
5.88
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2.9 startsTagline
He had a great job, beautiful wife and a habit the size of Utah.
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