Opening Night

Opening Night (2024)

2024

Drama

7.8 from 10 with total 106 votes

1977-12-22

144 minutes

Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic actress 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.

Gena Rowlands character Myrtle Gordon

John Cassavetes character Maurice Aarons

Ben Gazzara character Manny Victor

Joan Blondell character Sarah Goode

Paul Stewart character David Samuels

Zohra Lampert character Dorothy Victor

Laura Johnson character Nancy Stein

John Tuell character Gus Simmons

Ray Powers character Jimmy

John P. Finnegan character Bobby

Louise Lewis character Kelly

Fred Draper character Leo

Katherine Cassavetes character Vivian

Lady Rowlands character Melva Drake

Angelo Grisanti character Charlie Spikes

Meade Roberts character Eddie Stein

Eleanor Zee character Sylvia Stein

David Rowlands character Doorman

James Karen character Bellboy

Jimmy Joyce character Bartender

Sherry Bain character Barmaid

Peter Falk character Peter Falk

Peter Bogdanovich character Peter Bogdanovich (uncredited)

Seymour Cassel character Seymour Cassel