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.
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Cast
33 people
Gena Rowlands
Myrtle Gordon
Known for
The Notebook
The Skeleton Key
John Cassavetes
Maurice Aarons
Known for
Rosemary's Baby
The Dirty Dozen
Ben Gazzara
Manny Victor
Known for
Anatomy of a Murder
Road House
Joan Blondell
Sarah Goode
Known for
Grease
The Public Enemy
Paul Stewart
David Samuels
Known for
Citizen Kane
Kiss Me Deadly
Zohra Lampert
Dorothy Victor
Known for
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Splendor in the Grass
Laura Johnson
Nancy Stein
Known for
Red Eye
Falcon Crest
John Tuell
Gus Simmons
Also in
Off the Black
Quantum Leap
Ray Powers
Jimmy
Also in
Will There Really Be a Morning?
John Finnegan
Bobby
Known for
An American Tail
The Natural
Louise Lewis
Kelly (as Louise Fitch)
Known for
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
Fred Draper
Leo
Known for
A Woman Under the Influence
Faces
John Cassavetes Director · Bo Harwood Composer Al Ruban Cinematographer
United States release December 22, 1977 · Produced in United States · Production Faces Distribution
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Faces International Films
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Faces Distribution
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 22, 1977
Theatrical
France
May 13, 1992 · Theatrical
Germany
February 22, 1978 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Japan
February 3, 1990 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 14, 2000 · Theatrical
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