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, Rovi
- Starring:
- Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Cassavetes
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
Synopsis of Opening Night
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, Rovi
Complete Cast of Opening Night
- 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
- Meade Roberts - Eddie Stein
- Angelo Grisanti - Charlie Spikes
- Peter Falk
- 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
- Eleanor Zee - Sylvia Stein
- Peter Bogdanovich
- James Karen - Newsstand Operator
- Jimmy Christie - Shirley
- Director(s):
- John Cassavetes
- Writer(s):
- John Cassavetes
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations, Questionable for Children)
- 1978 - Berlin International Film Festival - Silver Bear for Best Actress
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