Opening Night (1977)
December 22, 1977
Drama
2h 24m
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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Cast & Crew
- Director
- John Cassavetes
Myrtle Gordon Gena Rowlands
Maurice Aarons John Cassavetes
Manny Victor Ben Gazzara
Sarah Goode Joan Blondell
David Samuels Paul Stewart
Dorothy Victor Zohra Lampert
Nancy Stein Laura Johnson
Bobby John Finnegan
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Keywords
- alcohol
- autograph
- aging
- apparition
- car accident
- nervous breakdown
- obsessed fan
- alcoholic
- criterion
- broadway star
- stage play
- broadway theatre
- lost youth
- psychological disorder
- theatrical production
- former lovers
- aging actress
- spiritual medium
- opening night