Opening Night (1977)
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John Cassavetes' Opening Night stars Gena Rowlands (Mrs. Cassavetes) as end-of-tether Broadway actress Myrtle Gordon. She is about to open in a play written by her old friend Sarah Goode (Joan Blondell), but a series of pre-show setbacks and disasters threaten to destroy not only the production but Myrtle's sanity. The actress is especially rattled when one of her staunchest fans dies in an accident. In the face of bleak reality, just how important is the old "show must go on" ethic? Supporting Gena Rowlands are such veterans of the New York-Hollywood shuttle as Ben Gazzara, Zohra Lampert, Paul Stewart, James Karen, and several friends and relatives of the principals. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Gena Rowlands - Myrtle Gordon
- John Cassavetes - Maurice Aarons
- Paul Stewart - David Samuels
- Laura Johnson - Nancy Stein
- Ray Powers - Jimmy
- Louise Fitch - Kelly
- Katherine Cassavetes - Vivian
- Sherry Bain - Bartender
- Angelo Grisanti - Charlie Spikes
- Meade Roberts - Eddie Stein
- James Karen - Newsstand Operator
- Ben Gazzara - Manny Victor
- Joan Blondell - Sarah Goode
- Zohra Lampert - Dorothy Victor
- John Tuell - Gus Simmons
- John Finnegan - Prop Man
- Frederick Draper - Leo
- Lady Rowlands - Melva Drake
- Peter Falk
- Peter Bogdanovich
- Eleanor Zee - Sylvia Stein
- Jimmy Christie - Shirley
- Director(s):
- John Cassavetes
- Writer(s):
- John Cassavetes
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- 1978 - Opening Night - Berlin International Film Festival - Silver Bear for Best Actress
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