---
name: "Jerry Stahl"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jerry-stahl"
fi1m_id: "jerry-stahl"
imdb_id: "nm0821466"
tmdb_id: 15801
wikidata_id: "Q6184482"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "28 September 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T02:50:28.326768+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jerry Stahl

## Identity

Jerry Stahl

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jerry-stahl
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jerry-stahl
- **IMDb ID:** nm0821466
- **TMDB ID:** 15801
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6184482
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Stahl, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6184482, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0821466/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15801

Writer. Born 28 September 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 28 September 1953, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Active:** 1985–2018
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 2 acting, 5 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Barbara Hall](https://film.one/person/barbara-hall.md), [Dan Lerner](https://film.one/person/dan-lerner.md), [Joshua Brand](https://film.one/person/joshua-brand.md), [Karen Hall](https://film.one/person/karen-hall.md), [Peter O'Fallon](https://film.one/person/peter-ofallon.md), [Randall Miller](https://film.one/person/randall-miller.md), [Steven Robman](https://film.one/person/steven-robman.md), [Tom Moore](https://film.one/person/tom-moore.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as writer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (1), 1990s 84 (2), 2000s 55 (2), 2010s 66 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 65 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 3, Crime 3, Mystery 2, Action 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $273m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Stahl, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6184482, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0821466/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15801

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Twin Peaks*](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md) (86), [*Escape at Dannemora*](https://film.one/tv/escape-at-dannemora.md) (74)
- **Disney+:** [*Moonlighting*](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md) (82)
- **Tubi:** [*Bad Boys II*](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-ii.md) (36)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jerry Stahl (born 28 September 1953) is an American novelist and screenwriter. He grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Columbia University.

Stahl is best known for his 1995 memoir *Permanent Midnight*, which was adapted into a 1998 film starring Ben Stiller. He has written extensively for television, including episodes of *ALF* (1986–1989), *Moonlighting* (1989), *Twin Peaks* (1990), *Northern Exposure* (1990) and *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2001–2006). His film credits include the screenplay for *Bad Boys II* (2003). He received an Emmy nomination for his work on the 2018 miniseries *Escape at Dannemora*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

### Performed in (2)

- *August: Osage County* (2013), Fi1m 57, as Liquor Store Owner — [page](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md)
- *Zoolander* (2001), Fi1m 74, as VH1 Reporter — [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md)

### Wrote (5) — the average rests on these

- *Escape at Dannemora* (2018), Fi1m 74, Writer, Consulting Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/escape-at-dannemora.md)
- *Bad Boys II* (2003), Fi1m 36, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-ii.md)
- *Northern Exposure* (1990), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), Fi1m 86, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)
- *Moonlighting* (1985), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Severance* (2022), series, as Magnus — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/severance.md)
- *Escape at Dannemora* (2018), series, Writer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/escape-at-dannemora.md)
- *The Icarus Line Must Die* (2018), as Jerry
- *A Thousand Junkies* (2017), as Cab Driver
- *Chuck* (2017), Screenplay
- *Urge* (2016), Writer
- *August: Osage County* (2013), as Liquor Store Owner — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md)
- *Maron* (2013), series, Writer
- *Hemingway & Gellhorn* (2012), Writer
- *Inland Empire* (2006), as Devon Berk's Agent
- *Bad Boys II* (2003), Screenplay — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-ii.md)
- *Zoolander* (2001), as VH1 Reporter — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md)
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, Writer
- *12 Rounds* (2000), Actor
- *Gun Shy* (2000), as Lucien
- *Permanent Midnight* (1998), as Dr. Murphy · Novel
- *Shades of L.A.* (1990), series, Writer
- *Northern Exposure* (1990), series, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), series, Writer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)
- *Dr. Caligari* (1989), Screenplay
- *thirtysomething* (1987), series, Writer
- *ALF* (1986), series, Writer
- *Moonlighting* (1985), series, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md)
- *Café Flesh* (1982), Screenplay
- *Nightdreams* (1981), Screenplay

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