Release Date
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Original Release
December 22, 1977
2h 24m
Opening Night (1977)
⭐ 7.6144 min
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.
Director
John Cassavetes
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 2.0
Cast
Gena Rowlands
Myrtle Gordon
⭐2.3
John Cassavetes
Maurice Aarons
⭐2.0
Ben Gazzara
Manny Victor
⭐1.9
Joan Blondell
Sarah Goode
⭐1.6
Paul Stewart
David Samuels
⭐1.5
Zohra Lampert
Dorothy Victor
⭐1.5
Laura Johnson
Nancy Stein
⭐1.4
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John Tuell
Gus Simmons
⭐0.7
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Ray Powers
Jimmy
⭐0.4
John Finnegan
Bobby
⭐1.4
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Faces International Films
