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Opening Night (1977)

Opening Night (1977)

Drama

The Show Must Go On…

Release Date: 1977, December 22
Directors: John Cassavetes
Countries: United States of America
Production: Faces International Films, Faces International Films
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Joan Blondell, James Karen, Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Finnegan, Paul Stewart, Naomi Stevens, Patrick Labyorteaux, Laura Johnson, Seymour Cassel, Eleanor Zee

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

alcoholic alcohol car accident apparition aging obsessed fan nervous breakdown autograph stage play broadway star former lovers psychological disorder lost youth broadway theatre spiritual medium aging actress opening night