Debut feature from Jarmusch. A young jazz fan wanders through Manhattan and meets some messed-up characters. Boring movie that contains some of the director's trademarks: long takes, cool characters, cigarettes and mundane dialogue ("I want to buy some popcorn"). Only worth viewing if you're a fan of the film maker (I'm not). Movie resembles a student project. Note the Nick Ray poster at the cinema. Low production values - in some scenes you can hear noise from the camera. Permanent Vacation is an interesting but dull movie.