The film is based on jerry stahl s autobiographical book of the same name and tells the story of stahls rise from a smalltime. Jerry stahl is an american novelist and screenwriter who changed the world of literature and addiction writing with his 1995 memoir, permanent midnight, which was made into a major motion picture of the same name starring ben stiller. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In the film, stahls tale is structured, appropriately, as one long.
Permanent midnight is a 1998 independent drama film directed by david veloz and starring ben stiller. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading permanent midnight. As jerry stahl recounts in his blistering 1995 memoir, permanent midnight, drug addiction turned him into a skittish, distracted, hugely. Permanent midnight, the bestselling 1995 memoir of his struggle to overcome the habit that destroyed his career and marriage, is harrowing and darkly funny, but also distant and unsatisfying. Addiction memoirs are a genre in recovery the new york times. Nic sheff jerry stahls seminal memoir of drug addiction and a career in hollywood, permanent midnight is a classic along the lines of hubert selby, jr.
Permanent midnight an extraordinary accomplishment. Stahl has worked extensively in film and television. His character stabs his body anywhere with the needleeven in the neckbecause. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A remarkable book that will be of great value to people who feel isolated, alienated and overwhelmed by the circumstances of. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Permanent midnight is a deservedly praised masterpiece of a memoir, the chronicle of a man with enormous imagination and writing talent who is hellbent on overcoming his sense of inadequacy with success and in the process engages in a faustian bargain, writing alph and other inane television comedies, resulting in his guilt, his defensive, sarcastic armor, his selfloathing, and his need. In 1998, ben stiller, owen wilson, and maria bello starred in a. A memoir 9780976082200 by stahl, jerry and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Apr 05, 2019 jerry stahl is an american novelist and screenwriter who changed the world of literature and addiction writing with his 1995 memoir, permanent midnight, which was made into a major motion picture of the same name starring ben stiller. Permanent midnight quotes by jerry stahl goodreads. A memoir kindle edition by stahl, jerry, sheff, nic. The itinerary of a hack writers nightmarish journey through junkie hell.
Hitting bottom a drug memoir of his 1980s excess written in the third person. At another point in a memoir that is otherwise funny, sharp, mostly. The harrowing, hilarious, classic memoir from the bestselling author of i, fatty. A 1998 film adaptation followed with ben stiller in the lead role. The story in permanent midnight has been told many times in many forms. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Still holding my breath, i worked the dull point inside and slowly, slowly drew back the stopper, plunged it back in, and exhaled. Stahl sets the prevailing tone with his prologue, in which he not only wakes up in a bloodsoaked diaper after having a billiard size cyst excised from his scrotum, but he also recalls shooting up heroin while his wife gave birth in the same hospital. The book was released in 2015 with a foreward written by nic sheff. In the book, stahls career frustration serves as a dubiously simple excuse for selfdestruction, and the film adaptation fails to improve upon that flaw. Permanent midnight is one of the most harrowing and toughest accounts ever written in this century about what it means to be a junkie in america, making burroughs look dated and kerouac appear as the nosethumbing adolescent he was. This memoir by jerry stahl was released in 1995 but still reigns as the king of all drug memoirs. On a trip to bath, england, with a friend, the narrator brought ten blotters of acid, a halfounce of pakki black. Permanent midnight is one of the shallowest movies ive ever seen.
In permanent midnight, an adaptation of former television writer jerry stahls iwasayuppiejunkie memoir, stiller plays an aspiring fiction writer who arrives in l. Jerry stahl born september 28, 1953 is an american novelist and screenwriter. Permanent midnight by jerry stahl overdrive rakuten. The supporting cast features maria bello, elizabeth hurley, owen wilson, cheryl ladd and janeane garofalo the film is based on jerry stahls autobiographical book of the same name and tells the story of stahls rise from a smalltime television writer to his success as a comedy writer making. A memoir has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. In the alternately harrowing and gutbusting bestseller, stahl described juggling. Feb, 2020 hitting bottom a drug memoir of his 1980s excess written in the third person. With ben stiller, maria bello, jay paulson, spencer garrett. The supporting cast features maria bello, elizabeth. Stiller is portraying jerry stahl, exscreenwriter, exjunkie, whose permanent midnight was a bestselling memoir in book form.
Sep 16, 1998 as jerry stahl recounts in his blistering 1995 memoir, permanent midnight, drug addiction turned him into a skittish, distracted, hugely selfinvolved individual. In 1998, ben stiller, owen wilson, and maria bello starred in a film. Jerry stahls seminal memoir of drug addiction and a career in hollywood, permanent midnight is a classic along the lines of hubert selby jr. Permanent midnight sets its tone in the first few pages, beginning with its author jerry stahl wearing a diaper to soak up the blood from his bleeding, postop testicles. The supporting cast features maria bello, elizabeth hurley, owen wilson, cheryl ladd and janeane garofalo. A searing confessional infused with the darkest humor, permanent midnight chronicles the opiated abyss of a hollywood screenwriter and his formidable climb into sobriety. From there it descends into a story of debasement and selfloathing that is one of the finest and most enjoyable memoirs ive read. Jun 17, 2015 jerry stahls first stab at parenting was recorded in the opening chapter to his 1995 memoir permanent midnight. Someday id like to see a movie based on julia phillips harrowing memoir, youll never have lunch in this town again. A remarkable book that will be of great value to people who feel isolated, alienated and overwhelmed by the circumstances of their lives. Permanent midnight audiobook by jerry stahl, nic sheff.
As jerry stahl recounts in his blistering 1995 memoir, permanent midnight, drug addiction turned him into a skittish, distracted, hugely self. Illuminating the selfloathing and selfdestruction of an addicts inner life, permanent midnight follows stahl through the dregs of addiction and into sobriety. For an author whose rare illness forces her to live in literal darkness, the issue is far from metaphorical. His story takes place in hollywood in the 1980s and 90s. He is best known for his memoir of addiction permanent midnight. Jerry stahls first stab at parenting was recorded in the opening chapter to his 1995 memoir permanent midnight.
Permanent midnight by jerry stahl fantastic fiction. A memoir by jerry stahl in chm, doc, fb3 download ebook. Thomas mallon, the new yorkeroriginal, appalling, indelible picture of a man trying to swim and. At last, my grateful spirit eased out of the fetid bag of humanity crumpled in that japanese car, eased out and drifted overhead, until it floated high over the san fernando valley, far away from all these people who just didnt understand, far away and high. Sep 18, 1998 in permanent midnight, an adaptation of former television writer jerry stahls iwasayuppiejunkie memoir, stiller plays an aspiring fiction writer who arrives in l. Any readers remaining after this sunny preamble should know not to. This cautionary tale, complete with the swank cars, cool clothes and depraved babes that inevitably accompany.
What ben stiller brings to the role is a kind of savage impatience. A comedy writer struggles to overcome his addiction to heroin. In the tradition of orange is the new black and jerry stahls permanent midnight, amy dresners my fair junkie is an insightful, darkly funny, and shamelessly honest memoir of one womans battle with all forms of addiction, hitting rock bottom, and forging a path to a life worth living. Made into a major motion picture starring ben stiller and owen wilson, permanent midnight is revered by critics and an evergrowing cult of devoted readers as one of the most compelling contemporary memoirs. Drug addicts, journalists, biography, television writers. A memoir 20th anniversary edition audiobook by jerry stahl. Jerry stahls seminal memoir of drug addiction and a career in hollywood, permanent midnight is a classic along the lines of hubert selby, jr. Jerry stahls memoir permanent midnight is a tragicomic tale of addiction. It is based on a memoir about massive drug addiction, but its directed as if its. Illuminating the selfloathing and selfdestruction of an addicts inner life, permanent midnight follows stahl. Made into a major motion picture starring ben stiller and owen wilson, permanent midnight is revered by critics and an evergrowing cult of devoted readers as one of the most.
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