Opening Night

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Gena Rowlands

Myrtle Gordon

Age : 93 | Popularity : 11%

John Cassavetes

Maurice Aarons

Age : 59 | Popularity : 19%

Ben Gazzara

Manny Victor

Age : 81 | Popularity : 9%

Joan Blondell

Sarah Goode

Age : 73 | Popularity : 8%

Paul Stewart

David Samuels

Age : 77 | Popularity : 7%

Zohra Lampert

Dorothy Victor

Age : 86 | Popularity : 4%

Laura Johnson

Nancy Stein

Age : 66 | Popularity : 16%

John Tuell

Gus Simmons

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	John Cassavetes
	Second Assistant Director	Lisa Hallas-Gottlieb
Writing	Writer	John Cassavetes
Camera	Director of Photography	Al Ruban
	Second Assistant Camera	Catherine E. Coulson
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Aleka Corwin
Sound	Sound Mixer	Bill Varney
	Sound Editor	Joe Woo Jr.
	Original Music Composer	Bo Harwood
	Sound	Bo Harwood
	Sound Assistant	Joanne T. Harwood
	Boom Operator	Crew Chamberlain
Production	Executive Producer	Sam Shaw
	Associate Producer	Mike Lally
	Producer	Michael Lally
	Production Manager	Edward Ledding Foster H. Phinney
Crew	Stunt Coordinator	Charlie Picerni
Editing	Editor	Tom Cornwell
Art	Production Design	Bryan Ryman
	Art Direction	Bryan Ryman
	Property Master	Robert Vehon
	Construction Coordinator	Verna Bagby
	Title Designer	Richard Upper
	Graphic Designer	Richard Upper
	Other	Abraham Zwick
Department	Role	Name

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