Opening Night
1977 · Movie · PG-13 · 144 min · ★ 7.6
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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Details
- Years
- 1977
- Release date
- 1977-12-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 144 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (258 votes)
Themes
- alcohol
- autograph
- aging
- apparition
- car accident
- nervous breakdown
- obsessed fan
- alcoholic
- broadway star
- stage play
- broadway theatre
- lost youth
- +5 more
Cast & crew
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
- JT
John Tuell
as Gus Simmons
- RP
Ray Powers
as Jimmy
John Finnegan
as Bobby
Directed by John Cassavetes