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Permanent Vacation (1980)
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26 July 1986 (Japan) morePlot:
A young slacker wanders New York City searching for some meaning in life and encounters many idiosyncratic characters. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
A Brilliant Debut moreCast
(Credited cast)| Richard Boes | ... | War vet | |
| Ruth Bolton | ... | Mother | |
| Sara Driver | ... | Nurse | |
| María Duval | ... | Latin girl | |
| Frankie Faison | ... | Man in lobby | |
| Jane Fire | ... | Nurse | |
| Suzanne Fletcher | ... | Girl in car | |
| Leila Gastil | ... | Leila | |
| Chris Hameon | ... | French traveller | |
| John Lurie | ... | Sax player | |
| Eric Mitchell | ... | Car fence | |
| Chris Parker | ... | Allie | |
| Lisa Rosen | ... | Popcorn girl | |
| Felice Rosser | ... | Woman by mailbox | |
| Evelyn Smith | ... | Patient | |
| Charlie Spademan | ... | Patient |
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75 min | Argentina:80 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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The Doppler Effect mentioned by the man in the lobby ('Frank Faison'), is the change in a sound (frequency and wavelength) noticed by an observer as a sound source moves relative to the observer. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Allie stands in the middle of the room to talk to Leila, but the close shot shows his back closer to the wall. moreQuotes:
Allie: Some people, you know, they - they can distract themselves with ambitions and motivation to work, you know, but not me... They think people like myself are crazy, you know. Everyone does because of the way I live, you know. moreSoundtrack:
Up There in Orbit moreFAQ
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I've bought today a full collection of Jarmusch movies on DVD. Before this one i've seen only 3 latest films directed by him (excluding Broken Flowers). So i've decided to begin my friendship with Jim from this movie. This' Jarmusch first feature presentation. Young boy is bored of his way of living and decided to do something. That's all! Film's countdown is 2.5 days. In this 2.5 days Parker walking through the city, talking to unknown peoples. Maybe this may sound very uninteresting, but believe me the plot is great for debut. But the genius part is Parker's monologue in the beginning. Jarmusch visions are stable for long 25 years. Picture structure in every film. The movie is worth watching it, but in fact the most ugliest thing is actor play.