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76% Critic Match
Opening Night
“The Show Must Go On…”
7.6 / 10• 1977• 2h 24m•PG-13• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Gena Rowlands
Myrtle Gordon
Lead
John Cassavetes
Maurice Aarons
Ben Gazzara
Manny Victor
Joan Blondell
Sarah Goode
Paul Stewart
David Samuels
Zohra Lampert
Dorothy Victor
Laura Johnson
Nancy Stein
JT
John Tuell
Gus Simmons
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Cassavetes's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Opening Night is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
