“Now you will go to sleep, or I will put you to sleep.”

Like the realest and bestmovies about addiction,Permanent Midnightis hard to watch for most of its runtime.

The filmdeconstructs Jerry’s belief that he can be a functioning heroin addictand still manage a successful career.

Ben Stiller Played a TV Writer With a Heroin Habit in One of His Darkest Roles

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Its a true story.

He was a heroin addict, and figured it out.

I just always felt that was a good little movie.

Ben Stiller as Jerry Stahl riding a bus in ‘Permanent Midnight’

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Every once in a while, someone will shout out, Hey,Permanent Midnight!

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