Permanent Midnight

This true story of the rise and fall of a television writer (Ben Stiller) is based on the popular Hollywood autobiography by Jerry Stahl. It chronicles his increasing drug habit and his self-inflicted emotional and physical pain. Stahl charted his extraordinary success as a writer for such TV series as "Moonlighting," "ALF," "thirtysomething," and "Twin Peaks." His job brought him ,000 a week, but his ,000 a week drug habit soon brought his world crashing down. Ben Stiller gives a riveting performance in this cautionary tale of life in the Hollywood fast lane.