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
Laura Johnson
as Nancy Stein
Seymour Cassel
as Self (uncredited)
Eleanor Zee
as Sylvia Stein
Gena Rowlands
as Myrtle Gordon
Zohra Lampert
as Dorothy Victor
Naomi Stevens
as Crying Mourner (uncredited)
David Rowlands
as Doorman
Peter Falk
as Self (uncredited)
Peter Bogdanovich
as Self (uncredited)
James Karen
as Bellboy
Sherry Bain
as Barmaid
Katherine Cassavetes
as Vivian
John Cassavetes
as Maurice Aarons
John Finnegan
as Bobby
Joan Blondell
as Sarah Goode
Fred Draper
as Leo
Angelo Grisanti
as Charlie Spikes
Lady Rowlands
as Melva Drake
Ben Gazzara
as Manny Victor
Paul Stewart
as David Samuels
Patrick Labyorteaux
as Child Actor Playing Vito (uncredited)
