Opening Night (1977)
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic actress 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.Opening Night featuring Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes is streaming with subscription on HBO MAX, streaming with subscription on The Criterion Channel, streaming with subscription on Kanopy, and 3 others. It's an action & adventure and drama movie with a high IMDb audience rating of 7.9 (10,589 votes).
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Available to stream on a popular subscription service (HBO MAX, The Criterion Channel, and Kanopy).
Available to rent or buy from $2.99 on 3 services (iTunes, Prime Video, and Vudu).
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#197 Ranked in Car Movies
#413 Ranked in Movies on The Criterion Channel
#2339 Ranked in Action & Adventure Movies
Opening Night has a high IMDb audience rating of 7.9 (10,589 votes). The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.
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Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic actress 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.