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Synopsis: Permanent is a comedy about bad hair, adolescence, and socially awkward family members. It involves life-altering permanents and poorly-made toupees. Obstacles to daily survival ensue.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Colette Burson
Production: Magnolia Pictures
 
IMDB:
5.4
Metacritic:
41
Rotten Tomatoes:
38%
PG-13
Year:
2017
93 min
$12,777
Website
98 Views


Which one?

Your cheapest model?

That little blondie in the

corner's just 38 bucks.

You wanna see it?

You sell just the heads?

The heads?

You mean you just wanna

buy the form? The head part?

Maylene:
The wig form,

I think it's called.

That's what I'm saying. Right.

Maylene:
Gosh, I don't know!

Let me go and check.

That's really not necessary...

Barry:
...that beauty is

on the inside, and I say that is

a load of horseshit. However,

what you put into your body

is just as important...

Maylene:
I'm so sorry.

That man over there

wants to buy a wig form.

What's he want to buy

a wig form for?

I don't know,

what should I do?

Sell him the damn wig form,

Maylene.

$6.99, that's a 100% mark-up.

- $6.99.

- Give him a bag for it.

Okay.

Barry:

...the T-zone is like

the Bermuda Triangle

of skin care,

good skin

just disappears up there

to never be seen

or heard from again.

(alarm clock ringing)

Hairdresser:
Came out

good and curly, didn't it?

What do you think, Aurelie?

Do you like it?

Sure she does!

Yep, in a few days,

it's gonna relax.

Perm's gonna relax on you,

whether you want it to or not.

I thought you wanted it curly.

It's dramatic.

Yeah, but...

She's just startled

by the change.

Sometimes it's a shock

when we make a big, bold move.

- Hairdresser:
Hey, Barry!

- Barry:
What?

Come check out this permanent

I just done did.

Study your final exam

material, I'll be right back.

Ah, that looks good!

That's good!

That looks real, real good.

- It does, doesn't it?

- You did a good job...

Come here just one second...

Barry:
How long did you

leave that on her for?

Hairdresser:
45, I think.

My doggone timer broke.

Her hair looks like

it's having a stroke.

Did it come out too strong?

No, not at all. Heavens, no!

That looks real good.

Besides, that's gonna relax.

- Honey, it's good.

- What do you think, Jim?

Hairdresser:

Don't you think it looks nice?

Do you like it?

Yes, I do.

It looks very attractive...

And probably practical,

very easy to take care of.

Know what, if you ask me,

she looks like a movie star!

Wait, ah...

Barbara...

Treeland.

You know? Streeland!

- Streisand.

- Like Sonny and Cher.

Or like Captain & Tennille.

Like a captain.

When exactly

is it going to relax?

This could be...

soon.

Barry:
Real, real soon.

Aurelie:

Dad, why are you going so fast?

You're young and healthy.

What's the problem?

Why'd we have to park

so far away?

I don't need to park

where everyone else parks.

Exercise is good for you.

That was standard military pace.

I'm not in the military!

Why are you so uptight?

I've already had

a hard enough day.

(chuckles) I'm not uptight.

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Colette Burson

Colette Burson is an American television writer, screenwriter, producer and director. She is the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the HBO television show, Hung. She also wrote for The Riches and is the writer and director of the 2017 film Permanent. more…

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