Opening Night
1977-12-22

Opening Night

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.

Drama

Casts

Gena RowlandsJohn CassavetesBen GazzaraJoan BlondellPaul StewartZohra LampertLaura JohnsonJohn TuellRay PowersJohn FinneganLouise LewisFred DraperKatherine CassavetesLady RowlandsCarol WarrenBriana CarverAngelo GrisantiMeade RobertsEleanor ZeeDavid RowlandsSharon Van IvanJimmy ChristieJames KarenJimmy JoyceSherry BainSylvia Davis ShawPeter LampertPatrick LabyorteauxRoni-Sue KiserNaomi StevensSeymour CasselPeter FalkPeter Bogdanovich

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