Opening Night

Opening Night

1977
2h 24m
7.6

7.6/10

257 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"The Show Must Go On…"

Overview

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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Faces International Films
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

alcohol autograph aging apparition car accident nervous breakdown obsessed fan alcoholic broadway star stage play broadway theatre lost youth psychological disorder former lovers aging actress spiritual medium opening night

Quick Facts

Release Date December 22, 1977
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0079672

Cast

Gena Rowlands
Gena Rowlands

Myrtle Gordon

John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes

Maurice Aarons

Ben Gazzara
Ben Gazzara

Manny Victor

Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell

Sarah Goode

Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart

David Samuels

Zohra Lampert
Zohra Lampert

Dorothy Victor

Laura Johnson
Laura Johnson

Nancy Stein

John Tuell
John Tuell

Gus Simmons

Ray Powers
Ray Powers

Jimmy

John Finnegan
John Finnegan

Bobby

Louise Lewis
Louise Lewis

Kelly (as Louise Fitch)

Fred Draper
Fred Draper

Leo

Key Crew

John Cassavetes
Director
John Cassavetes
Writer
Michael Lally
Producer
Sam Shaw
Executive Producer