A young man wanders New York City searching for some meaning in life and encounters many idiosyncratic characters.
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| Chris Parker | ... | Allie | |
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Leila Gastil | ... | Leila |
| John Lurie | ... | Sax player | |
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Richard Boes | ... | War vet |
| Sara Driver | ... | Nurse | |
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Charlie Spademan | ... | Patient |
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Jane Fire | ... | Nurse |
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Ruth Bolton | ... | Mother |
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Evelyn Smith | ... | Patient |
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María Duval | ... | Latin girl |
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Lisa Rosen | ... | Popcorn girl |
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Suzanne Fletcher | ... | Girl in car |
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Felice Rosser | ... | Woman by mailbox |
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Eric Mitchell | ... | Car fence |
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In downtown Manhattan, a twenty-something boy ('Chris Parker')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. Written by Anonymous
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25 April 1984 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer
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Leave it to Jim Jarmusch to create haunting and elusive visual stories with static camera and sparse dialogue. 'Permanent Vacation' is no masterpiece and stands far from Jarmusch's greatest movies, but it clearly has the magic touch that makes the film live, and it doesn't feel boring.
Jim Jarmusch made the film right after he dropped out of film school, and it is clear that he already had his unique vision and way of telling stories. The story follows slacker Allie (Chris Parker) on his quest to find the meaning of life. The film is seemingly plotless, without proper beginning and ending, not to mention the conclusion, but it has nice flow that ties all the quirky characters and pretentious philosophical conversations into whole.
'Permanent Vacation' is very important to see if you are interested where Jim Jarmusch come from (and also Richard Linklater as 'Permanent Vacation' was major influence to his own 'Slacker').