Opening Night (movie)
- User score: 7.6
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: John Cassavetes
- Production companies: Faces International Films
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 12/22/1977
- Run time: 144 min.
Movie description
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.