Opening Night
Opening Night

Opening Night (1977)
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IMDb 7.9/10
TMDb 75/100
Letterboxd 4.2/5
Trakt 80/100
Metacritic 69/100
Rotten Tomatoes 96/100

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.

Director: John Cassavetes

Genres: Drama

Runtime: 144 minutes

Release Date: 1977-12-22

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