Opening Night (1977)
The Show Must Go On…
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her limousine in an attempt to get the star's attention. Myrtle internalizes the accident and goes on a spiritual quest, but fails to finds the answers she is after. As opening night inches closer and closer, fragile Myrtle must find a way to make the show go on.
- Date of release
- 1977-12-22
- TMDB
- 7.6 / 10 (271)
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- John Cassavetes
Casting
- Gena Rowlands — Myrtle Gordon
- John Cassavetes — Maurice Aarons
- Ben Gazzara — Manny Victor
- Joan Blondell — Sarah Goode
- Paul Stewart — David Samuels
- Zohra Lampert — Dorothy Victor
- Laura Johnson — Nancy Stein
- John Tuell — Gus Simmons
- Ray Powers — Jimmy
- John Finnegan — Bobby
- Louise Lewis — Kelly (as Louise Fitch)
- Fred Draper — Leo
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