
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.
- Year: 1977
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Faces International Films
- Keyword: alcohol, autograph, aging, apparition, car accident, nervous breakdown, obsessed fan, alcoholic, broadway star, stage play, broadway theatre, lost youth, psychological disorder, theatrical production, former lovers, aging actress, spiritual medium, opening night
- Director: John Cassavetes
- Cast: Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara, Joan Blondell, Paul Stewart, Zohra Lampert