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