Jerry Stahl

Born 1953 · American writer

Jerry Stahl is an American novelist and screenwriter. His works include the 1995 memoir of addiction Permanent Midnight. A 1998 film adaptation followed with Ben Stiller in the lead role.

Jerry Stahl, in order

1. 1981 Nightdreams: wrote · directed by Francis Delia
2. 1982 Café Flesh: wrote · directed by Mark S. Esposito and Stephen Sayadian
3. 1990 Twin Peaks (TV series): wrote · directed by David Lynch and Mark Frost
4. 1998 Permanent Midnight: wrote, acted · directed by David Veloz
5. 2001 Zoolander: acted · directed by Ben Stiller
6. 2003 Bad Boys II: wrote · directed by Michael Bay · critics 23%, audiences 78%
7. 2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series): wrote · audiences 80% · streaming on Hulu, Paramount+, Roku Channel
8. 2005 It/ll Be Better Tomorrow: acted · directed by Kenneth Shiffrin and Michael W. Dean
9. 2006 Inland Empire: acted · directed by David Lynch
10. 2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn (TV movie): wrote · directed by Philip Kaufman · critics 49%, audiences 40% · streaming on HBO Max
11. 2015 Urge: wrote · directed by Aaron Kaufman
12. 2016 Chuck: wrote · directed by Philippe Falardeau