Opening Night
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, 1977Runtime
144 minRating
PG-13Genres
DramaDirected by
John Cassavetes, Lisa Hallas-GottliebWritten by
John CassavetesLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
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 Finnegan
Bobby
Fred Draper
Leo
Katherine Cassavetes
Vivian
Eleanor Zee
Sylvia Stein
David Rowlands
Doorman
James Karen
Bellboy
Sherry Bain
Barmaid
Patrick Labyorteaux
Child Actor Playing Vito (uncredited)
Naomi Stevens
Crying Mourner (uncredited)
Seymour Cassel
Self (uncredited)
Peter Falk
Self (uncredited)
Peter Bogdanovich
Self (uncredited)Images
Videos
Opening Night (1977) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Opening Night (1977) - Peter Falk talks about John Cassavetes
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Opening Night (1977) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]