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.
Details
- Director
- John Cassavetes
- Writer
- John Cassavetes
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Ben Gazzara
Gena Rowlands
Joan Blondell
John Cassavetes
John Finnegan
John Tuell
Laura Johnson
Paul Stewart
Ray Powers
Zohra Lampert
Keywords
aging
aging actress
alcohol
alcoholic
apparition
autograph
broadway star
broadway theatre
car accident
criterion
former lovers
lost youth
nervous breakdown
obsessed fan
opening night
psychological disorder
spiritual medium
stage play
theatrical production
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