Opening Night
Opening Night
Release: 1977-12-22
·Runtime: 144m
·★ 7.6
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Faces International Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Paul Stewart
as David Samuels
Sherry Bain
as Barmaid
Eleanor Zee
as Sylvia Stein
John Cassavetes
as Maurice Aarons
Lady Rowlands
as Melva Drake
Angelo Grisanti
as Charlie Spikes
Patrick Labyorteaux
as Child Actor Playing Vito (uncredited)
Zohra Lampert
as Dorothy Victor
James Karen
as Bellboy
Peter Bogdanovich
as Self (uncredited)
Joan Blondell
as Sarah Goode
David Rowlands
as Doorman
Naomi Stevens
as Crying Mourner (uncredited)
Ben Gazzara
as Manny Victor
Laura Johnson
as Nancy Stein
Fred Draper
as Leo
Katherine Cassavetes
as Vivian
Peter Falk
as Self (uncredited)
John Finnegan
as Bobby
Seymour Cassel
as Self (uncredited)
Gena Rowlands
as Myrtle Gordon
