
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.
Release Date: 1977-12-22
Drama
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Casts

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

John Finnegan
as Bobby

Fred Draper
as Leo

Katherine Cassavetes
as Vivian