Opening Night

Release date: 12/22/1977

Genres:

Drama

Countries:

United States of America

Rating:

7.6

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.

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Actors

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 Finnegan

Bobby

Fred Draper

Leo

Katherine Cassavetes

Vivian

Eleanor Zee

Sylvia Stein

David Rowlands

Doorman

James Karen

Bellboy

Sherry Bain

Barmaid

Patrick Labyorteaux

Child Actor Playing Vito (uncredited)

Naomi Stevens

Crying Mourner (uncredited)

Seymour Cassel

Self (uncredited)

Peter Falk

Self (uncredited)

Peter Bogdanovich

Self (uncredited)

Opening Night

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