Opening Night

Name: Opening Night
Genre: Drama
Released: 1977-12-22
Duration: 2 h 24 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara, Joan Blondell, Paul Stewart

The Show Must Go On…

Opening Night (1977)

Timing: 2:24 (144 min)

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Video for the film Opening Night — Opening Night (1977) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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Release date

1977-12-22

Country

United States

Production

Faces International Films, Faces Distribution

Genre

Drama

Budget

Box office

$28 758

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Director

John Cassavetes

Actors

Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara, Joan Blondell, Paul Stewart, Zohra Lampert, Laura Johnson, John Tuell, Ray Powers, John Finnegan
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

John Cassavetes

Producer

Michael Lally, Sam Shaw

Camera operator

Al Ruban

Composer

Bo Harwood

Artist

Bryan Ryman

Audition

Editing

Tom Cornwell
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Short 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.

What's left behind the scenes

Before Myrtle and the children, a real drover performed on stage, not a professional actor.
Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar recreated the accident scene in his 1999 film 'All About My Mother'.
There were certain difficulties with the film's distribution in the US. The film was released, but for a very limited number of runs, and the box office results were unsatisfactory. After Cassavetes' death in early 1989, a major American distributor acquired the film in 1991 for a re-release.
There were certain difficulties with the film's release in the USA. The film was released, but on a very limited number of screens, and the box office receipts were unsatisfactory. After Cassavetes' death in early 1989, a major American distributor acquired the film in 1991 for a re-release.