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Permanent Vacation (1980 film)

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Wikipedia article




'Permanent Vacation' is a 1980 film directed, written and produced by Jim Jarmusch. It was the director's first release, and was shot on 16 mm film shortly after he dropped out of film school.

Premise



The main character, an alienated troubled hipster (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.

Cast



* Chris Parker (Allie)

* Richard Boes (War vet)

* Ruth Bolton (Mother)

* Sara Driver (Nurse)

* Mara 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)

* Lisa Rosen (Popcorn girl)

* Felice Rosser (Woman by mailbox)

* Evelyn Smith (Patient)

* Charlie Spademan (Patient)

Reception



It currently receives a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 4 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Vincent Canby proclaimed this film as a "must-see for anyone who shares the belief that Mr. Jarmusch is the most arresting and original American film maker to come out of the 1980s". Eric Eidelstein of 'IndieWire' called it "a touching vision of what it was like to be head over heels with art, love, and oneself in late 1970s New York".

Soundtrack



*'Up There in Orbit' - Written and performed by Earl Bostic

*'My Boyfriend's Back' - Written by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer, performed by The Angels

*'Sally, Go 'Round the Roses' - Written by Zell Sanders and Abner Spector, performed by The Jaynetts

Availability



The film was released by the Criterion Collection as a special feature on the DVD for Jarmusch's 'Stranger than Paradise' on September 4, 2007.

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray formats in the United Kingdom via Soda Pictures on March 23, 2015.

References in culture



* A frame from the film was used on the cover of Velvet Rye's EP "'Revol'".

References




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