A man who seemingly has it all together, being smart, talented, funny, and popular, is secretly overwhelmed by expectations of himself and those of his parents, and suffers what is assumed to be a horrible accident.
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Title: Permanent Record (1988)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Pamela Gidley | ... | Kim | |
| Alan Boyce | ... | David Sinclair | |
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Michael Elgart | ... | Jake |
| Jennifer Rubin | ... | Lauren | |
| Michelle Meyrink | ... | M.G. | |
| Keanu Reeves | ... | Chris Townsend | |
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Phil Diskin | ... | Security Guard |
| Lou Reed | ... | Self | |
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Garrett Lambert | ... | Producer |
| Richard Bradford | ... | Leo Verdell | |
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Carolyn Tomei | ... | Chemistry Teacher |
| Ron Eckert | ... | Sailors Audition (as Ronald John Eckert) | |
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Robert Hooven | ... | Sailors Audition |
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Nick Kosovich | ... | Sailors Audition (as Nicholas Kosovich) |
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Sean Patrick McNerney | ... | Sailors Audition |
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When David Sinclair, a popular and talented high school student commits suicide, his best friend Chris takes over many of his responsibilities; from the school production of "H.M.S. Pinafore", to caring for his family, and soon finds himself under the same pressures. Written by Alexander Lum <aj_lum@postoffice.utas.edu.au>
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Everyone Thought David Had It All... Until The Day David Ended It All. See more »Parents Guide:
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Chris: You think I'm trying to blind myself on purpose? No, I'm not.
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Written & Performed by Lou Reed
Produced by Lou Reed & Arthur Baker
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Shot at Portland, Oregon's Benson Tech High School's auditorium, and on Portland's Hawthorne Bridge. See more »Quotes
Chemistry teacher: Did you do that on purpose?Chris: You think I'm trying to blind myself on purpose? No, I'm not.
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22 April 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$8,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$1,893,139Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Permanent Record is one of those rare movies that doesn't feel like a movie; it feels like it could have been lifted straight out of your past. While most high school movies center upon the superficialities of High School life, Permanent Record goes right for the guts of it, knowing that there are no easy answers, no simple solutions.
As such, it represents not a single stitch of calculated drama, and doesn't even really have much of a plot, substituting that instead for a series of seemingly disconnected events that don't lead anywhere definite, but still manage to give off the distinct impression that none of the characters' lives will ever be the same as they were when the movie begins.
This isn't a movie you will watch if you want to be entertained. But it is a movie that, if you are prone to such behavior, you will be thinking about even years after having seen it. To that end, it is virtually unsurpassed.