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    Opening Night 1977 POSTER

    Opening Night

    1977

    English

    7.8

    14

    96%

    90%

    Action

    aging

    alcohol

    apparition

    autograph

    car accident

    Drama

    stalker

    John Cassavetes John Cassavetes Director Paul Stewart Paul Stewart as David Samuels Zohra Lampert Zohra Lampert as Dorothy Victor Peter Falk Peter Falk as Peter Falk Seymour Cassel Seymour Cassel as Seymour Cassel
    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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