Movie

Opening Night

1977★ 7.6

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.

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Cast

Gena RowlandsMyrtle Gordon
John CassavetesMaurice Aarons
Ben GazzaraManny Victor
Joan BlondellSarah Goode
Paul StewartDavid Samuels
Zohra LampertDorothy Victor
Laura JohnsonNancy Stein
John TuellGus Simmons
Ray PowersJimmy
John FinneganBobby
Louise LewisKelly (as Louise Fitch)
Fred DraperLeo

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