
Opening Night (1977)
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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At a glance
- Release date
- December 22, 1977
- Runtime
- 2 h 24 m
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- United States
- Director
- John Cassavetes
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10
Cast

Gena Rowlands
Myrtle Gordon

John Cassavetes
Maurice Aarons

Ben Gazzara
Manny Victor

Joan Blondell
Sarah Goode

Paul Stewart
David Samuels

Zohra Lampert
Dorothy Victor
- L
Laura Johnson
Nancy Stein
- J
John Tuell
Gus Simmons
- R
Ray Powers
Jimmy

John Finnegan
Bobby
- L
Louise Lewis
Kelly (as Louise Fitch)

Fred Draper
Leo












