Permanent
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It's 1982, and the Dicksons (Jim, Jeanne, and Aurelie) move (are the new-comers) to a southern town where all the girls long for Farrah Fawcett-type curls (to match their back-woods accents/ and love to talk hair./ and obsess over their hair.) Pre-teen AURELIE begs her parents for a permanent, (known outside the south as a perm) hoping for life-changing curly waves but when they take her to a Beauty School instead of a salon to save money, disaster ensues. A bored Student-Bea... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Permanent:

Rainn Wilson
Patricia Arquette
Kira McLean
Michael Greene
Aidan Fiske
Lucas N. Hall

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It's 1982, and the Dicksons (Jim, Jeanne, and Aurelie) move (are the new-comers) to a southern town where all the girls long for Farrah Fawcett-type curls (to match their back-woods accents/ and love to talk hair./ and obsess over their hair.) Pre-teen AURELIE begs her parents for a permanent, (known outside the south as a perm) hoping for life-changing curly waves but when they take her to a Beauty School instead of a salon to save money, disaster ensues. A bored Student-Beautician accidentally sets the timer for too long, and the perm ends up destroying Aurelie's already low-grade social life as well as her hair follicles. Aurelie is left as a gawky yet endearing young teenager trying to navigate junior high with what some kids call an afro, then throw things at her, from epithets to dodgeballs.

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Anchorage Press - 9/10 by Indra ArriagaPermanent has permanently missed the boat.
The Hollywood Reporter - 6/10 by Frank ScheckArquette is charmingly endearing as the frustrated Jeanne, Wilson movingly conveys his character's vulnerability as well as his bluster and McLean is terrific as the beleaguered young girl desperate to have a mane like Farrah Fawcett's.
Movie Nation - 6/10 by Roger MooreThe ending is entirely too pat, considering what’s come before. But Burson has channeled her dark memories of freshman year into something that occasionally touches and often tickles, but stings with familiarity, start to finish.
RogerEbert.com - 5/10 by Sheila O'MalleyThe film has a good comedic rhythm, and there's a rambunctious bickering energy in every scene. It's often quite funny. But Permanent feels like a short film stretched to feature length. It never quite rises above the level of its premise.
Variety - 4/10 by Peter DebrugeApart from casting (which is just OK here, as Wilson resorts a bit too much to shtick, while Arquette reaches for sincerity), regionally- and period-specific details are the ingredient that make otherwise-interchangeable stories like this appealing.
The New York Times - 4/10 by Glenn KennyAs the parents, Mr. Wilson and Ms. Arquette seem just about as tired as the characters they’re playing. As Auralie, Ms. McLean is appealing and fresh-faced and could do well in a better coming-of-age movie in a few years.
Los Angeles Times - 3/10 by Sheri LindenWhatever affection the filmmaker might have for her characters, she does her actors no favors, leaving newcomers as well as seasoned talents flailing.
User Review - 10/10 by Andy CPermanent is a enjoyable and sweet comedy about revolving around a pre-teen with the awkward name of Aurelie who is the new girl at her school in 1982 Virginia.  Desperately trying to find a way to fit in, she asks her parents for a perm, a request she immediately regrets.  The film also features Aurelie's parents, Jim (Rainn Wilson) and Jeanne (Patricia Arquette), two misplaced adults trying to find their place in the world.  The film is very entertaining in depicting the family's  misadventures with plenty of awkward but endearing moments.  There are also great supporting characters.  One of which who steals the show is Aurelie's no-nonsense, witty, and very pregnant teacher Mrs. Tripp (played by Abby Wathen). Wathen's characters is attempting to balance the stresses she is feeling in both the personal and professional aspects of her life, while giving us some of the film's best laughs in her attempts tame the pre-teens she is trying to educate.  I highly recommend this film, it is for all of us who have made misplaced efforts in our desire to fit in.
User Review - 10/10 by Pamela MThis movie brings back so many childhood memories. I can not wait to see Kira McLean on the big screen.
User Review - 10/10 by Kevin M. WI was really surprised after watching this wonderful film - just after watching Lady Bird (which is definitely overrated) I felt this movie was so much better, funnier, better cast, better acted and yet it is not being watched by the large audience it deserves. I loved the story and the characters, especially Arquette and Wilson are hilarious and so relatable in a weird way. I just fell in love with Kira McLean, I think we'll see much more from her in the future (hopefully). I can recommend this movie to everyone - I just loved it from A to Z.

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