Opening Night (1977)
Opening Night (1977)
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Gena Rowlands
Myrtle Gordon
John Cassavetes
Maurice Aarons / Writer / Director
Ben Gazzara
Manny Victor
Joan Blondell
Sarah Goode
Paul Stewart
David Samuels
Zohra Lampert
Dorothy Victor
Laura Johnson
Nancy Stein
John Tuell
Gus Simmons
Ray Powers
Jimmy
John Finnegan
Bobby
Louise Lewis
Kelly (as Louise Fitch)
Fred Draper
Leo
Katherine Cassavetes
Vivian
Lady Rowlands
Melva Drake
Carol Warren
Carla
Briana Carver
Lena
Angelo Grisanti
Charlie Spikes
Meade Roberts
Eddie Stein
Prometheus Patient
CastingDirector
Eleanor Zee
Sylvia Stein
David Rowlands
Doorman
Sharon Van Ivan
Shirley
Jimmy Christie
News Stand Operator
James Karen
Bellboy
Jimmy Joyce
Bartender
Sherry Bain
Barmaid
Sylvia Davis Shaw
Hotel Maid
Peter Lampert
Maitre d'
Patrick Labyorteaux
Child Actor Playing Vito (uncredited)
Roni-Sue Kiser
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Naomi Stevens
Crying Mourner (uncredited)
Seymour Cassel
Self (uncredited)
Peter Falk
Self (uncredited)
Peter Bogdanovich
Self (uncredited)
Tom Cornwell
Editor
Michael Lally
Producer
Bo Harwood
Original Music Composer / Sound
Aleka Corwin
Costume Design
Mike Lally
Associate Producer
Verna Bagby
Construction Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 22, 1977
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 24m
Content RatingPG-13
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
alcohol
aging
stalker
car accident
obsessed fan
alcoholic
broadway star
stage play
Wiki.
Opening Night is a 1977 American psychological drama film written and directed by John Cassavetes, and starring Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, Joan Blondell, Paul Stewart, Zohra Lampert, and Cassavetes. Its plot follows a stage actress who, after witnessing the accidental death of a fan, struggles through a nervous breakdown while she prepares for an upcoming Broadway premiere.
Though set in Connecticut and New York City, Opening Night was shot on location in Los Angeles and Pasadena, California, with the theatrical performance sequences taking place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
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