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Opening Night

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.

Date: 12/22/1977
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara, Joan Blondell, Paul Stewart, Zohra Lampert, Laura Johnson, John Tuell, Ray Powers, John Finnegan, Louise Lewis, Fred Draper, Katherine Cassavetes, Lady Rowlands, Carol Warren, Briana Carver, Angelo Grisanti, Meade Roberts, Eleanor Zee, David Rowlands, Sharon Van Ivan, Jimmy Christie, James Karen, Jimmy Joyce, Sherry Bain, Sylvia Davis Shaw, Peter Lampert, Patrick Labyorteaux, Roni-Sue Kiser, Naomi Stevens, Seymour Cassel, Peter Falk, Peter Bogdanovich

Gena Rowlands as Myrtle Gordon in Opening Night Gena Rowlands

John Cassavetes as Maurice Aarons in Opening Night John Cassavetes

Ben Gazzara as Manny Victor in Opening Night Ben Gazzara

Joan Blondell as Sarah Goode in Opening Night Joan Blondell

Paul Stewart as David Samuels in Opening Night Paul Stewart

Zohra Lampert as Dorothy Victor in Opening Night Zohra Lampert

Laura Johnson as Nancy Stein in Opening Night Laura Johnson

John Tuell

Ray Powers

John Finnegan as Bobby in Opening Night John Finnegan

Louise Lewis

Fred Draper as Leo in Opening Night Fred Draper

Katherine Cassavetes as Vivian in Opening Night Katherine Cassavetes

Lady Rowlands

Carol Warren

Briana Carver

Angelo Grisanti

Meade Roberts

Eleanor Zee

David Rowlands as Doorman in Opening Night David Rowlands

Sharon Van Ivan

Jimmy Christie

James Karen as Bellboy in Opening Night James Karen

Jimmy Joyce

Sherry Bain as Barmaid in Opening Night Sherry Bain

Sylvia Davis Shaw

Peter Lampert

Patrick Labyorteaux as Child Actor Playing Vito (uncredited) in Opening Night Patrick Labyorteaux

Roni-Sue Kiser

Naomi Stevens as Crying Mourner (uncredited) in Opening Night Naomi Stevens

Seymour Cassel as Self (uncredited) in Opening Night Seymour Cassel

Peter Falk as Self (uncredited) in Opening Night Peter Falk

Peter Bogdanovich as Self (uncredited) in Opening Night Peter Bogdanovich

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