Quiet Days in Hollywood premiered in its native Germany on July 13, 1997, having also been shown at the film market of the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. On July 11, 2000, it was released onto DVD in the United States. Variety's Deborah Young wrote in June 1997, "Rusnak focuses on the performances of his young cast, not all of whom are able to climb above the unconvincing, often stilted dialogue and coincidence-laden plot. On the plus side, his stories are just non-American enough to offer a fresh view of an over-filmed town." She also praised the "modern" look of the film.
