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Opening Night

The Show Must Go On…

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Opening Night — Plot

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
  • December 22, 1977
  • Runtime
  • 144 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • John Cassavetes

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Opening Night — Cast

Gena Rowlands photo Gena Rowlands Myrtle Gordon John Cassavetes photo John Cassavetes Maurice Aarons Ben Gazzara photo Ben Gazzara Manny Victor Joan Blondell photo Joan Blondell Sarah Goode Paul Stewart photo Paul Stewart David Samuels Zohra Lampert photo Zohra Lampert Dorothy Victor Laura Johnson photo Laura Johnson Nancy Stein John Tuell Gus Simmons

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