Opening Night
MovieTitle | Opening Night |
User score | 7.6 |
Release date | Dec 22, 1977 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | John Cassavetes |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Faces International Films |
Run time | 144 min. |
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.