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.
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Filming locations
Filmed in New York City
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Setting
Set in New York City
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Music
Music by Bo Harwood
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Al Ruban
Details
- Director
- Writer
- John CassavetesWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 22, 1977
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Gena RowlandsMyrtle Gordon
John CassavetesMaurice Aarons
Ben GazzaraManny Victor
Joan BlondellSarah Goode
Paul StewartDavid Samuels
Zohra LampertDorothy Victor- Laura JohnsonNancy Stein
- John TuellGus Simmons
- Ray PowersJimmy
John FinneganBobby- Louise LewisKelly (as Louise Fitch)
Fred DraperLeo
Katherine CassavetesVivian
Lady RowlandsMelva Drake- Carol WarrenCarla
- Briana CarverLena
Angelo GrisantiCharlie Spikes- Meade RobertsEddie Stein
Eleanor ZeeSylvia Stein
David RowlandsDoorman
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