Opening Night

• 7.6 Drama
• 1977-12-22
• 144 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Gena Rowlands (Myrtle Gordon) John Cassavetes (Maurice Aarons) Ben Gazzara (Manny Victor) Joan Blondell (Sarah Goode) Paul Stewart (David Samuels) Zohra Lampert (Dorothy Victor) Laura Johnson (Nancy Stein) John Tuell (Gus Simmons) Ray Powers (Jimmy) John Finnegan (Bobby)

Director:

John Cassavetes

Writer:

John Cassavetes