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Permanent Record (film)

Permanent Record is a 1988 American drama film starring Pamela Gidley, Michelle Meyrink, Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Rubin, and Alan Boyce. It was filmed on location in Portland, Oregon and Yaquina Head near Newport on the Oregon Coast. The film primarily deals with the profound effect of suicide, and how friends and family work their way through the grief.

Permanent Record
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarisa Silver
Written byJarre Fees
Larry Ketron
Alice Liddle
Produced byFrank Mancuso, Jr.
StarringPamela Gidley
Michelle Meyrink
Keanu Reeves
Jennifer Rubin
CinematographyFrederick Elmes
Edited byRobert Brown
Music byJoe Strummer
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • April 22, 1988 (1988-04-22)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8 million
Box office$1 million

Plot edit

David Sinclair (Alan Boyce) seems to have everything. He is smart, talented, funny, and popular. He is best friends with Chris Townsend (Keanu Reeves), a quirky outsider. He seems to have it all together, yet as his personal academic expectations and those of his parents become overwhelming, he seemingly is keeping emotional problems a secret to himself.

At a party with his school friends along the coast, he takes a walk to the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean.

Chris, playful as ever, decides to sneak up on his friend, but when he emerges from behind a rock, David is not there. He has fallen to his death. Originally assumed to be a horrible accident, the situation changes when Chris receives a suicide note in the mail. Chris and David's girlfriend, Lauren (Jennifer Rubin), want to hold some type of memorial, but a reluctant school decides against it, leaving the kids to memorialize their friend in their own way.

Cast edit

Reception edit

Permanent Record received mixed reviews from critics upon its release. The film holds a 47% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 15 reviews.[1]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times praised the film as one of the best 1988 had to offer, stating all the performances were appropriate to the material, while also praising Silver for finding authentic ways to portray emotions.[2]

Variety Reviews applauded Reeves' performance in the latter half of the film, citing Boyce's character's suicide as the primary reason, although also criticizing the female characters in the film.[3]

Rob Gonsalves of efilmcritic.com criticized the film, stating it was nothing more than a 'TV-Movie drama film,' while also criticizing the climax of the story. However, he also praised the performance of Keanu Reeves.[4]

Soundtrack edit

The musical score for Permanent Record was composed by Joe Strummer, former member of the punk rock band The Clash. A soundtrack album was released in 1988 and featured five songs by Joe Strummer and the Latino Rockabilly War with Keanu Reeves guest starring on rhythm guitar for the album's opening track, as well as individual tracks by Lou Reed, The Stranglers, BoDeans, The Godfathers, and J. D. Souther.[5]

No.TitleWriter(s)Recording artist(s)Length
1."Trash City"Joe StrummerJoe Strummer, The Latino Rockabilly War & Keanu Reeves4:12
2."Baby the Trans"Joe StrummerJoe Strummer & The Latino Rockabilly War2:19
3."Nefertiti"Joe StrummerJoe Strummer & The Latino Rockabilly War2:11
4."Nothin' Bout Nothin'"Joe StrummerJoe Strummer & The Latino Rockabilly War2:31
5."Theme From Permanent Record - Instrumental Score"Joe StrummerJoe Strummer3:20
6."'Cause I Said So"The GodfathersThe Godfathers2:46
7."Waiting on Love"Kurt Neumann, Sam LlanasBoDeans3:52
8."Wishing on Another Lucky Star"J. D. SoutherJ. D. Souther3:45
9."All Day and All of the Night"Dave Davies, Ray DaviesThe Stranglers2:30
10."Something Happened"Lou ReedLou Reed4:00

References edit

  1. ^ "Permanent Record". Rotten Tomatoes.
  2. ^ . Rogerebert.suntimes.com. 1988-04-22. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  3. ^ "Variety Reviews - Permanent Record - Film Reviews - - Review by Variety Staff". Variety.com. 1987-12-31. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  4. ^ "Movie Review - Permanent Record". eFilmCritic. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
  5. ^ "Various – Permanent Record - Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Discogs. Zink Media, Inc. 1988. Retrieved March 1, 2014.

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Permanent Record is a 1988 American drama film starring Pamela Gidley Michelle Meyrink Keanu Reeves Jennifer Rubin and Alan Boyce It was filmed on location in Portland Oregon and Yaquina Head near Newport on the Oregon Coast The film primarily deals with the profound effect of suicide and how friends and family work their way through the grief Permanent RecordTheatrical release posterDirected byMarisa SilverWritten byJarre FeesLarry KetronAlice LiddleProduced byFrank Mancuso Jr StarringPamela GidleyMichelle MeyrinkKeanu ReevesJennifer RubinCinematographyFrederick ElmesEdited byRobert BrownMusic byJoe StrummerDistributed byParamount PicturesRelease dateApril 22 1988 1988 04 22 Running time92 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 8 millionBox office 1 million Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 Soundtrack 5 References 6 External linksPlot editDavid Sinclair Alan Boyce seems to have everything He is smart talented funny and popular He is best friends with Chris Townsend Keanu Reeves a quirky outsider He seems to have it all together yet as his personal academic expectations and those of his parents become overwhelming he seemingly is keeping emotional problems a secret to himself At a party with his school friends along the coast he takes a walk to the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean Chris playful as ever decides to sneak up on his friend but when he emerges from behind a rock David is not there He has fallen to his death Originally assumed to be a horrible accident the situation changes when Chris receives a suicide note in the mail Chris and David s girlfriend Lauren Jennifer Rubin want to hold some type of memorial but a reluctant school decides against it leaving the kids to memorialize their friend in their own way Cast editKeanu Reeves as Chris Townsend Alan Boyce as David Sinclair Michelle Meyrink as M G Jennifer Rubin as Lauren Barry Corbin as Jim Sinclair Kathy Baker as Martha Sinclair Pamela Gidley as Kim Richard Bradford as Leo Verdell Principal Michael Elgart as Jake Dakin Matthews as Mr McBain Drama Teacher Lou Reed as himself Sam Vlahos as Mr Townsend David Selberg as Dr Moss School Superintendent Ron Jaxon as Woody Kevin Brown as Tiny Paul Ganus as Randy Phil Diskin as Security Guard Garrett Lambert as Producer Carolyn Tomei as Chemistry TeacherReception editPermanent Record received mixed reviews from critics upon its release The film holds a 47 rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 15 reviews 1 Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times praised the film as one of the best 1988 had to offer stating all the performances were appropriate to the material while also praising Silver for finding authentic ways to portray emotions 2 Variety Reviews applauded Reeves performance in the latter half of the film citing Boyce s character s suicide as the primary reason although also criticizing the female characters in the film 3 Rob Gonsalves of efilmcritic com criticized the film stating it was nothing more than a TV Movie drama film while also criticizing the climax of the story However he also praised the performance of Keanu Reeves 4 Soundtrack editThe musical score for Permanent Record was composed by Joe Strummer former member of the punk rock band The Clash A soundtrack album was released in 1988 and featured five songs by Joe Strummer and the Latino Rockabilly War with Keanu Reeves guest starring on rhythm guitar for the album s opening track as well as individual tracks by Lou Reed The Stranglers BoDeans The Godfathers and J D Souther 5 No TitleWriter s Recording artist s Length1 Trash City Joe StrummerJoe Strummer The Latino Rockabilly War amp Keanu Reeves4 122 Baby the Trans Joe StrummerJoe Strummer amp The Latino Rockabilly War2 193 Nefertiti Joe StrummerJoe Strummer amp The Latino Rockabilly War2 114 Nothin Bout Nothin Joe StrummerJoe Strummer amp The Latino Rockabilly War2 315 Theme From Permanent Record Instrumental Score Joe StrummerJoe Strummer3 206 Cause I Said So The GodfathersThe Godfathers2 467 Waiting on Love Kurt Neumann Sam LlanasBoDeans3 528 Wishing on Another Lucky Star J D SoutherJ D Souther3 459 All Day and All of the Night Dave Davies Ray DaviesThe Stranglers2 3010 Something Happened Lou ReedLou Reed4 00References edit Permanent Record Rotten Tomatoes Permanent Record rogerebert com Reviews Rogerebert suntimes com 1988 04 22 Archived from the original on 2012 10 14 Retrieved 2011 09 25 Variety Reviews Permanent Record Film Reviews Review by Variety Staff Variety com 1987 12 31 Retrieved 2011 09 25 Movie Review Permanent Record eFilmCritic Retrieved 2011 09 25 Various Permanent Record Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Discogs Zink Media Inc 1988 Retrieved March 1 2014 External links editPermanent Record at IMDb nbsp Permanent Record at Box Office Mojo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Permanent Record film amp oldid 1191720122, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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