Opening Night
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7.6Actress 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.
Released: 1977-12-22144 minDir: John CassavetesDrama
Cast
- 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
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Key dates
- Published
- 27 November 2003
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John Cassavetes
- Screenwriter
- John Cassavetes
- Cast member
- Peter Falk
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- +139
- FilmAffinity ID
- 379275
- Distribution format