Overview
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.
- Director
- John Cassavetes
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Dec 22, 1977)
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Cast
32 people
Gena RowlandsMyrtle Gordon
John CassavetesMaurice Aarons
Ben GazzaraManny Victor
Joan BlondellSarah Goode
Paul StewartDavid Samuels
Zohra LampertDorothy Victor
Laura JohnsonNancy Stein- JTJohn TuellGus Simmons
- RPRay PowersJimmy
John FinneganBobby- LLLouise LewisKelly (as Louise Fitch)
Fred DraperLeo
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Katherine CassavetesVivian
Lady RowlandsMelva Drake- BCBriana CarverLena
Angelo GrisantiCharlie Spikes- MRMeade RobertsEddie Stein
Eleanor ZeeSylvia Stein
David RowlandsDoorman- SVSharon Van IvanShirley
- JCJimmy ChristieNews Stand Operator
James KarenBellboy- JJJimmy JoyceBartender
Sherry BainBarmaid- SDSylvia Davis ShawHotel Maid
- PLPeter LampertMaitre d'
Patrick LabyorteauxChild Actor Playing Vito (uncredited)- RKRoni-Sue KiserAutograph Seeker (uncredited)
Naomi StevensCrying Mourner (uncredited)
Seymour CasselHimself (uncredited)
Peter FalkHimself (uncredited)
Peter BogdanovichHimself (uncredited)
