David Permut

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David A. Permut (born March 23, 1954) is an American television and movie producer. In 1979 he was the producer of Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (the first theatrical live comedy concert), and Dragnet (1987), an early example of remaking a television series into a motion picture. He is owner and president of Permut Presentations, Inc. of Los Angeles. Since 1999 he has maintained a second home in Palm Springs, California. Permut's credits include The Marrying Man (1991) written by Neil Simon, Captain Ron (1992) starring Kurt Russell, Eddie (1996) starring Whoopi Goldberg, Double Take (2001) starring Orlando Jones and Eddie Griffin, and Dysfunktional Family (2003) also starring Griffin. In addition, Permut conceived the idea behind the hit comedy spoof Farce of the Penguins (2006) with writer and director Bob Saget. Other credits from Permut include Charlie Bartlett starring Robert Downey Jr. and Anton Yelchin, Blind Date directed by Blake Edwards and starring Kim Basinger and Bruce Willis in his big-screen debut, and Face/Off starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. Permut produced Youth in Revolt (2009) with Dimension Films; the film stars Michael Cera (Superbad, Juno) along with a cast that includes Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta, Jean Smart, Justin Long, Fred Willard, Mary Kay Place and M. Emmet Walsh. Youth in Revolt is based on the classic cult-novel by C.D. Payne. In 2012 Permut produced the film "Struck By Lightning", which is written by and starring Chris Colfer (Glee). The movie, directed by Brian Dannelly (Saved), will showcase Sarah Hyland (Modern Family), Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Dermot Mulroney, Allison Janney, Rebel Wilson (Bridesmaids) and Allie Grant (Weeds). In 2013 Permut began production of the film 'Match starring Patrick Stewart, Carla Gugino and Matthew Lillard which premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and is set for a theatrical release in the fall of 2014. He is also producing Mel Gibson's film Hacksaw Ridge. *Source:* **Wikipedia**

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Twinless

Two young men meet in a twin bereavement support group and form an unlikely bromance.

9.0

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2025

Sheela

The biopic of a guru who perpetrated what is called the largest bio-terrorist attack executed on U.S. soil.

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Rustin

Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.

6.6

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2023

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Armed with a limitless Rolodex and a Benedict Canyon enclave with its own disco, Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s. A producer, manager, and marketing genius, Carr built his bombastic reputation amid a series of successes including the mega-hit musical film "Grease," until it all came crashing down after he produced the 1989 Academy Awards, a notorious debacle.

6.2

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2017

Hacksaw Ridge

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

8.2

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2016

The Color of Rain

After cancer claims Matt Kell's life on Christmas Day 2005, his widow, Gina and two young boys are left to cope with the pain of his loss while their close church community gathers around them for support.

6.5

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2014

Match

A Seattle couple travel to New York to interview colorful former dancer Tobi for research on a dissertation about dance. But soon, common niceties and social graces erode when the questions turn personal and the true nature of the interview is called into question.

5.9

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2014

Struck by Lightning

After being struck and killed by lightning, a young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.

6.2

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2013

Youth in Revolt

As a fan of Albert Camus and Jean-Luc Godard, teenage Nick Twisp is definitely out of his element when his mother and her boyfriend move the family to a trailer park. When a pretty neighbor named Sheeni plays records by French crooners, it's love at first sight for frustrated and inexperienced Nick. Learning that she is dating someone, Nick launches a hilarious quest to find his way into Sheeni's heart -- and bed.

6.2

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2009

Prayers for Bobby

Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of, much less understood, Bobby finally came out to his family.

8.1

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2009

Local Color

A successful artist looks back with loving memories on the summer of his defining year, 1974. A talented but troubled 18-year-old aspiring artist befriends a brilliant elderly alcoholic painter who has turned his back on not only art but life. The two form what appears to be at first a tenuous relationship. The kid wants to learn all the secrets the master has locked away inside his head and heart. Time has not been kind to the old master. His life appears pointless to him until the kid rekindles his interest in his work and ultimately gives him the will to live. Together, they give one another a priceless gift. The kid learns to see the world through the master's eyes. And the master learns to see life through the eyes of innocence again. This story is based on a real life experience.

6.6

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2008

My Mom's New Boyfriend

Henry Durand is a young federal agent who is given a difficult assignment: spy on his mother and her boyfriend who is suspected of leading a gang of art thieves.

5.4

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2008

Charlie Bartlett

Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most popular guys in school by doling out advice and, occasionally, medication, to the student body.

6.7

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2008

Farce of the Penguins

In this spoof of "March of the Penguins," nature footage of penguins near the South Pole gets a soundtrack of human voices. Carl and Jimmy, best friends, walk 70 miles to the mating grounds where the female penguins wait. The huddled masses of females - especially Melissa and Vicki - talk about males, mating, and what might happen this year. Carl, Jimmy, and the other males make the long trek talking about food, fornication and flatulence. Until this year, Carl's sex life has been dismal, but he falls hard for Melissa. She seems to like him. A crisis develops when Jimmy comes upon something soft in the dark. Can friends forgive? Does parenthood await Carl and Melissa?

4.2

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2006

Eddie Griffin: DysFunktional Family

Between sets from his hilarious live stand-up routine, in which he riffs on everything from Michael Jackson to terrorism, comedian Eddie Griffin tours his hometown of Kansas City and introduces viewers to his eccentric clan in this edgy mockumentary. Griffin's uproarious family members include oddballs such as Uncle Buckey, a former pimp, and Uncle Curtis, who possesses an extensive porn collection ... much of which he filmed himself!

6.5

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2003

Double Take

A man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a street hustler.

5.6

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2001

Face/Off

In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.

7.0

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1997

Eddie

Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. She takes the bunch of overpaid prima

5.5

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1996

Surviving the Game

A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.

6.2

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1994

Three of Hearts

A lesbian hires a male escort to break the heart of the bisexual woman who has just dumped her.

4.7

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1993

Consenting Adults

Richard and Priscilla Parker are an ordinary suburban couple whose lives are invaded and rocked by their hedonistic, secretive new neighbors, Eddy and Kay Otis.

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1992

Captain Ron

When mild-mannered Martin Harvey finds out that he has inherited a vintage yacht, he decides to take his family on a Caribbean vacation to retrieve the vessel. Upon arriving on a small island and realizing that the ship is in rough shape, Martin and his family end up with more than they bargained for as the roguish Captain Ron signs on to sail the boat to Miami. It doesn't take long before Ron's anything-goes antics get the Harveys into plenty of trouble.

5.6

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1992

Breaking the Silence

Drama about an attorney who defends a teenage boy accused of murdering his abusive father and must come to grips with his shameful secrets about his own mother.

0.0

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1992

29th Street

After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police station.

7.1

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1991

The Marrying Man

Charley Pearl, wealthy heir and gadabout, is slated to marry Adele, the daughter of a Hollywood tycoon. But, during a wild bachelor party in Las Vegas, Charley strikes up a flirtation with nightclub crooner Vicki Anderson that soon leads to her bedroom. When the couple are discovered by Vicki's beau, infamous gangster Bugsy Siegel, he makes a surprising pronouncement -- they'd better marry, or Charley is a dead man.

5.6

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1991

The Rabbit Garden

Jerzy Kosiński, author of The Painted Bird and Being There, sees his life and literary career unravel after having the authenticity of his work called into question by two reporters from The Village Voice.

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Wildfire

7-year-old Lu accidentally starts a wildfire. A mute from an abusive home, Lu slyly tricks Merribelle, a hardworking trans woman, into kidnapping her — sparking a beautifully unexpected bond with a devastating expiration date.

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Trapped in Paradise

Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.

5.6

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1994

Money for Nothing

When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. After all, he says, finders keepers. He turns to his ex-girlfriend Monica, who works in an investment firm, for advice, before turning to the mob for help laundering the money. While Joey makes plans to leave the country, however, a detective is following his ever-warmer trail in order to recover the cash.

5.5

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1993

The Temp

A series of mysterious accidents at a food company lead a manager to suspect his impressive new temporary secretary.

4.6

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1993

Mistress

A woman who's been having an affair with a married man who's been taking care of her. When he dies she finds herself with nothing. So she tries to rebuild her life but not without the stigma of being a kept woman following her.

3.5

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1987

Dragnet

LAPD Sgt. Joe Friday -- the equally straight-laced nephew of the famous police sergeant of the same name -- is paired up with a young, freewheeling detective named Pep Streebeck. After investigating some strange robberies at the local zoo and the theft of a stockpile of pornographic magazines, they uncover cult activity in the heart of the city and are hot on the case to figure out who's behind it all.

6.0

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1987

Blind Date

When bachelor Walter Davis is set up with his sister-in-law's pretty cousin, Nadia Gates, a seemingly average blind date turns into a chaotic night on the town. Walter's brother, Ted, tells him not to let Nadia drink alcohol, but he dismisses the warning and her behaviour gets increasingly wild. Walter and Nadia's numerous incidents are made even worse as her former lover David relentlessly follows them around town.

6.0

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1987

Fighting Back

An Italian deli owner forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.

5.7

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1982

Fighting Back

An Italian deli owner forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.

5.7

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1982

Give 'em Hell, Harry!

One-man show about the presidency of Harry S. Truman.

6.2

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1975

Face/Off 2

Legacy sequel to the 1997 John Woo film. Details TBA.

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His Mistress

This is how it usually happens. Some older man is unhappy in his marriage and meets a jolly young sweetheart in which he rediscovers his own youth. He dumps his old family and starts living with his new girlfriend. At that point problems araise.

0.0

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1984

Being Heumann

The movie explores Judy Heumann’s efforts to plan the 504 Sit In in San Francisco, an important protest that led to standardizing rights for the disabled.

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The Invite

A middle-aged couple who are feeling stagnant in their relationship invite the younger and livelier couple from the apartment upstairs for a get-together that takes an unexpected turn.

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Chippendales

Several partners turn an idea for a male strip revue catering to ladies into a wildly successful venture and deal with the crazy consequences of it all.

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