Opening Night

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.

• John CassavetesDirector
• John CassavetesWriter
• Bo HarwoodOriginal Music Composer

• Gena RowlandsMyrtle Gordon
• John CassavetesMaurice Aarons
• Ben GazzaraManny Victor
• Joan BlondellSarah Goode
• Paul StewartDavid Samuels
• Zohra LampertDorothy Victor
• Laura JohnsonNancy Stein
• John TuellGus Simmons
• Ray PowersJimmy
• John FinneganBobby
• Louise LewisKelly (as Louise Fitch)
• Fred DraperLeo