Opening Night
Drama
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.
1977-12-22
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Cast
Director
John Cassavetes
Gena Rowlands as Myrtle Gordon
John Cassavetes as Maurice Aarons
Ben Gazzara as Manny Victor
Joan Blondell as Sarah Goode
Paul Stewart as David Samuels
Zohra Lampert as Dorothy Victor
Laura Johnson as Nancy Stein
John Finnegan as Bobby
Fred Draper as Leo
Katherine Cassavetes as Vivian
Lady Rowlands as Melva Drake
Angelo Grisanti as Charlie Spikes
Eleanor Zee as Sylvia Stein
David Rowlands as Doorman
James Karen as Bellboy
Sherry Bain as Barmaid
Patrick Labyorteaux as Child Actor Playing Vito (uncredited)
Naomi Stevens as Crying Mourner (uncredited)
Seymour Cassel as Self (uncredited)
Peter Falk as Self (uncredited)
Peter Bogdanovich as Self (uncredited)