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
Produced byJim Jarmusch
Written byJim Jarmusch
StarringChris Parker
Music byJim Jarmusch
John Lurie
CinematographyTom DiCillo
James A. Lebovitz
Edited byJim Jarmusch
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 at Adventures Unlimited in Milton, FL.[6][7]

Cast
  • 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
  • Chris Parker – Allie
  • Lisa Rosen – Popcorn girl
  • Felice Rosser – Woman by mailbox
  • Evelyn Smith – Patient
  • Charlie Spademan – Patient

Reception

It has earned mixed to positive reviews from critics with a 69 on Metacritic.

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" while 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".[8][9]

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 [10]

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.[11]

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray formats in the United Kingdom via Soda Pictures on March 23, 2015.[12][13]

References
  1. FilmAffinity
  2. MUBI
  3. TV Guide
  4. TCM.com
  5. AllMovie
  6. Jim Jarmusch's First Feature First Feature at Archives - The New York Times
  7. Since His Debut, Jim Jarmusch Has Been on “Permanent Vacation” - The Spool
  8. Metacritic
  9. Lincoln Center Will Host ‘Permanent Vacation: The Films of Jim Jarmusch’ Before ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ Release|IndieWire
  10. Piazza, Sara (2015). Jim Jarmusch: Music, Words and Noise. UK: Reaktion Books. p. 390. ISBN 9781780234694.
  11. "Stranger Than Paradise (1984) - The Criterion Collection". Criterion.com. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  12. "Permanent Vacation [DVD] [1980]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  13. "Permanent Vacation [Blu-ray] [1980]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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