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1977·PG-13

The Show Must Go On…

Drama2h 24m

🍅96%

🍅

96%

Tomatometer

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89%

Popcornmeter

7.6

TMDB

Storyline

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.

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Opening Night (1977) - Peter Falk talks about John Cassavetes

Opening Night (1977) - Peter Falk talks about John Cassavetes

Details

DirectorJohn Cassavetes

ReleasedDec 22, 1977

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guidePG-13US

Studio

Faces International Films

Cast

Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

Myrtle Gordon

John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

Maurice Aarons

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Manny Victor

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Sarah Goode

Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

David Samuels

Zohra Lampert

Zohra Lampert

Dorothy Victor

Laura Johnson

Nancy Stein

John Tuell

Gus Simmons

Ray Powers

Jimmy

John Finnegan

John Finnegan

Bobby

Louise Lewis

Kelly (as Louise Fitch)

Fred Draper

Fred Draper

Leo

Where to watch(NG)

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Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

8 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Opening Night is as dense and difficult as one would expect from John Cassavetes, but even the director's detractors will be unable to deny the power of Gena Rowlands' performance.”

96% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Adam Kempenaar

RTFilmspottingMar 23, 2019

Tying back to A Woman Under the Influence... [Cassavetes] explores what happens when women don't play their prescribed roles.

R

Richard Brody

RTThe New YorkerJul 5, 2016

Cassavetes's most cleverly constructed film is also a definitive lesson in the death-defying, all-consuming art of acting, proof of a madness beyond the Method.

V

Variety Staff

RTVarietyJul 28, 2008

Gena Rowlands turns in another virtuoso performance as the troubled actress. Cassavetes' highly personal work will please his coterie of enthusiasts, but for general audiences it will be viewed as shrill, puzzling, depressing and overlong.

D

David Schwartz

RTScreen SlateAug 24, 2026

Opening Night’s stature has steadily grown in the years since its release.

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Information

Title

Opening Night

Released

Dec 22, 1977

Rated

PG-13

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 24m

Status

Released

Studio

Faces International Films

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