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Opening Night

The Show Must Go On…

★ 7.6 1977 144 min PG-13 Drama

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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Release
1977-12-22
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
7.6/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
Faces International Films
Topicsalcoholautographagingapparitioncar accidentnervous breakdownobsessed fanalcoholic

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