PERMANENT MIDNIGHT

GENRE:  Biographical/ Drama/ Romance
MADE:  1998
CAST:  Ben Stiller, Maria Bello, Jay Paulson, Owen Wilson, Elizabeth Hurley
DIRECTOR:  David Veloz
WRITER:  Jerry Stahl, David Veloz

PLOT:  Jerry Stahl is a successful comedic writer for television who also has a bad habit called heroin.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Requiem For A Dream, Ray, Gia, The Basketball Diaries

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REALITY BITES

GENRE:  Comedy/ Drama/ Romance
MADE:  1994
CAST:  Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo
DIRECTOR:  Ben Stiller
WRITER:  Helen Childress

PLOT:  Set in the 1990s about a group of recent college graduates who are challenged by facing the real world.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Dazed And Confused, Chasing Amy, The Man In The Moon

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ALONG CAME POLLY

GENRE:  Comedy/ Romance
MADE:  2004
CAST:  Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Debra Messing
DIRECTOR:  John Hamburg
WRITER:  John Hamburg

PLOT:  Reuben Feffer is a risk analysis, like his work his life is incredibly organized and safe.  Polly Prince on the other hand is the complete opposite and when the two begin to date a series of unfortunate but funny events occur to make them believe that they are too different from each other.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  50 First Dates, Mr. Deeds, Meet The Parents

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