Permanent Record (1988)

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High school. Senior year. His suicide shattered their world. Their courage drove them to pick up the pieces.

David Sinclair seems to have everything going for him: he's smart, musically talented, and very successful. To top off his senior year in high school, his band is trying to get a recording session. Therefore, David's suicide leaves everyone, especially his best friend and bandmate, Chris, with a lot of questions.

• Released: 1988-04-22
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 32m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 61 votes

Directed by Marisa Silver.

Top cast

• Keanu Reeves as Chris Townsend
• Alan Boyce as David Sinclair
• Michelle Meyrink as M.G.
• Jennifer Rubin as Lauren
• Pamela Gidley as Kim
• Barry Corbin as Jim Sinclair
• Kathy Baker as Martha Sinclair
• Michael Elgart as Jake
• Phil Diskin as Security Guard
• Lou Reed as Himself

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Permanent Record

• United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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