Movie
Opening Night
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1977-12-22
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Faces International Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Gena Rowlands as Myrtle Gordon
- John Cassavetes as Maurice Aarons
- Ben Gazzara as Manny Victor
- Joan Blondell as Sarah Goode
- Paul Stewart as David Samuels
- Zohra Lampert as Dorothy Victor
- Laura Johnson as Nancy Stein
- John Tuell as Gus Simmons
- Ray Powers as Jimmy
- John Finnegan as Bobby
- Louise Lewis as Kelly (as Louise Fitch)
- Fred Draper as Leo
Crew
- John Cassavetes - Director
- John Cassavetes - Writer
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