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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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Opening Night in its release era

Released in 1977, Opening Night sits inside the 1970s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

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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