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.| Status: | Released (1977-12-22) |
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| Awards: | 2 wins & 3 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $23,488 |
| Screen: | John Cassavetes |
| Productions: | Faces International Films |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 4800: Gena Rowlands - Myrtle Gordon
- 11147: John Cassavetes - Maurice Aarons
- 856: Ben Gazzara - Manny Victor
- 13568: Joan Blondell - Sarah Goode
- 11033: Paul Stewart - David Samuels
- 79731: Zohra Lampert - Dorothy Victor
- 42186: Laura Johnson - Nancy Stein
Crews
- 11147: John Cassavetes - Director - Directing
- 11147: John Cassavetes - Writer - Writing
- 1096086: Michael Lally - Producer - Production
- 961120: Tom Cornwell - Editor - Editing
- 961119: Bo Harwood - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 11415: Al Ruban - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1109683: Bryan Ryman - Art Direction - Art
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Review text:
Isn’t it curious that so many of us start and end our lives dependant on a bottle? “Myrtle” (Gena Rowlands) is one such creature. She’s an acclaimed actress who cannot function without her quota of Scotch. This hasn’t, as yet, impaired her ability or her popularity as she is about to ....
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