Permanent Vacation
6.1
In downtown Manhattan, twentysomething Allie, whose father is not around and whose mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan. He almost subconsciously searches for meaning in his life and meets some idiosyncratic characters along the way.
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Cast
16 people
Chris Parker
Allie
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Twice in a Lifetime
Last Supper
Leila Gastil
Leila
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John Lurie
Sax Player
Known for
Stranger Than Paradise
Down by Law
Richard Boes
War Vet
Known for
Stranger Than Paradise
Down by Law
Sara Driver
Nurse
Known for
Stranger Than Paradise
Charlie Spademan
Patient
No other roles listed
Jane Fire
Nurse
Also in
The Foreigner
Ruth Bolton
Mother
No other roles listed
Evelyn Smith
Patient
Also in
You Are Not I
Ms .45
Maria Duval
Latin Girl
Also in
Miami Vice
Lisa Rosen
Popcorn Girl
Frankie Faison
Man in Lobby
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The Wire
Banshee
Jim Jarmusch Director · James A. Lebovitz Cinematographer
Budget $12K · United States release March 6, 1981 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$12,000
Production
Cinesthesia Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Germany · October 1, 1980
Premiere · International Filmfest Mannheim-Heidelberg
United States · March 6, 1981
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Argentina
April 12, 2006 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Czechia
September 7, 2009 · Premiere · DVD
Denmark
March 17, 1995 · Theatrical
Finland
May 26, 1989 · Theatrical
France
April 25, 1984 · Theatrical
July 3, 2019 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Germany
February 15, 2006 · TV
June 9, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Greece
September 21, 2005 · Physical · DVD
November 13, 2011 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
September 10, 2000 · Premiere · Days of Being Young - World Directors' Early Showreels
June 19, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Dead Time: Early Jarmusch
Italy
April 1, 1983 · Premiere · Salsomaggiore Terme Film Festival
September 11, 2010 · Premiere · Milano Film Festival
Japan
July 18, 1986 · Theatrical
Poland
November 9, 2021 · Premiere · American Film Festival
Portugal
September 11, 1981 · Premiere · Figueira da Foz Film Festival
Russia
September 30, 2005 · Physical · DVD
December 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 19, 2017 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 17, 2006 · Physical
February 20, 2017 · Digital
Sweden
July 4, 1987 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 12, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Uruguay
February 21, 2009 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Uruguaya
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