Permanent Vacation (1980 film)

Permanent Vacation is a 1980 film directed, written and produced by Jim Jarmusch.[2] It was the director's first release, and was shot on 16 mm film shortly after he dropped out of film school.[3]

Permanent Vacation
Directed byJim Jarmusch
Written byJim Jarmusch
Produced byJim Jarmusch
StarringChris Parker
CinematographyTom DiCillo
James A. Lebovitz
Edited byJim Jarmusch
Music byJim Jarmusch
John Lurie
Distributed byCinesthesia[1]
Release date
  • March 6, 1981 (1981-03-06) (U.S.)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
BudgetUS$12,000

Premise

The main character, an alienated troubled hipster (Chris Parker), wanders[4] around a dingy New York atmosphere[5] and is confronted by a number of intriguing characters as he ponders the questions of life and searches for a better place.[6][7]

Cast
  • Chris Parker (Allie)
  • 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)
  • 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".[8]

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".[9] 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".[10]

Soundtrack

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.[12]

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray formats in the United Kingdom via Soda Pictures on March 23, 2015.[13][14]

References in culture
  • A frame from the film was used on the cover of Velvet Rye's EP "Revol".

References
  1. FilmAffinity
  2. "Permanent Vacation (1980)". MUBI. Archived from the original on 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  3. "Permanent Vacation". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  4. "Permanent Vacation". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  5. "Permanent Vacation (1982)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  6. Canby, Vincent (1990-09-20). "Jim Jarmusch's First Feature at Archives". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  7. Gadre, Soham (2020-01-12). "Since His Debut, Jim Jarmusch Has Been on "Permanent Vacation"". The Spool. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  8. Permanent Vacation at Metacritic
  9. "Critic Reviews for Permanent Vacation". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  10. Eidelstein, Eric (2014-02-19). "Lincoln Center Will Host 'Permanent Vacation: The Films of Jim Jarmusch' Before 'Only Lovers Left Alive' Release". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  11. Piazza, Sara (2015). Jim Jarmusch: Music, Words and Noise. UK: Reaktion Books. p. 390. ISBN 9781780234694.
  12. "Stranger Than Paradise (1984)". The Criterion Collection. Archived from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  13. "Permanent Vacation [DVD] [1980]". Amazon. Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  14. "Permanent Vacation [Blu-ray] [1980]". Amazon. Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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