Opening Night

"The Show Must Go On…"

Apr 17 1978 PG-13 2h 24m
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.

Plot

A young woman gets killed in an accident trying to meet her favorite actress Myrtle Gordon after a play. Then Myrtle Gordon felt responsible for the killing leading her down to an emotional crisis that interferes with her professional work as an actress.

Written by

John Cassavetes

Directed by

John Cassavetes

Cast

Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Faces Distribution

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

Trailers
Opening Night trailer
Opening Night (1977) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Featurettes
Opening Night (1977) - Peter Falk talks about John Cassavetes
Scores
# of Votes
13,115
Average Rating
7.9 out of 10
Metascore
69
Popularity
NA