Opening Night
The Show Must Go On…
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.
Crew and Cast
John CassavetesDirector · Maurice Aarons
Gena RowlandsMyrtle Gordon
Ben GazzaraManny Victor
Joan BlondellSarah Goode
Paul StewartDavid Samuels
Zohra LampertDorothy VictorLaura JohnsonNancy Stein
John TuellGus Simmons
Ray PowersJimmy
John FinneganBobbyLouise LewisKelly (as Louise Fitch)
Fred DraperLeo
Katherine CassavetesVivian
Lady RowlandsMelva DrakeCarol WarrenCarla
Briana CarverLena
Angelo GrisantiCharlie SpikesMeade RobertsEddie Stein
Eleanor ZeeSylvia Stein
David RowlandsDoormanSharon Van IvanShirley
Jimmy ChristieNews Stand Operator
James KarenBellboyJimmy JoyceBartender
Sherry BainBarmaidSylvia Davis ShawHotel Maid
Peter LampertMaitre d'
Patrick LabyorteauxChild Actor Playing VitoRoni-Sue KiserAutograph Seeker
Naomi StevensCrying Mourner
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 22 December 1977
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Rating
- PG-13
- TMDB score
- 7.6 / 10 (271 votes)
Production
- Director
- John Cassavetes
- Writers
- John Cassavetes
- Studios
- Faces International Films
- Countries
- United States of America
Languages
- Original
- English
- Spoken
- English