Directed by:
John CassavetesScreenplay:
John CassavetesCinematography:
Al RubanCast:
Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara, Joan Blondell, Paul Stewart, Zohra Lampert, John Tuell, Laura Johnson, Peter Bogdanovich, Seymour Cassel (more)Plots(1)
On the eve of the premiere of a shaky Broadway production, a distinguished actress confronts complex and painful feelings about her life's calling, prompted by the accidental death of a fan. As her sanity begins to dwindle, she struggles to come to terms with the suppressed emotions that the on stage character she plays must reveal--which come too close for comfort. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Gena Rowlands](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/196/169196952_wlnjxj.jpg)
Gena Rowlands
USA
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Night on Earth (1991)
The Notebook (2004)
![John Cassavetes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/333/165333105_c2d012.jpg)
John Cassavetes
USA
Best movies:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
![Ben Gazzara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271607_f89a8d.jpg)
Ben Gazzara
USA
Best movies:
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Dogville (2003)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
![Joan Blondell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281112_fdd111.jpg)
Joan Blondell
USA
Best movies:
Grease (1978)
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
The Public Enemy (1931)
![Paul Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948804_5a3649.jpg)
Paul Stewart
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Citizen Kane (1941)
![Zohra Lampert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/668/160668750_9232db.gif)
Zohra Lampert
USA
Best movies:
Opening Night (1977)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
John Tuell
Best movies:
Opening Night (1977)
Earthquake (1974)
Off the Black (2006)
![Laura Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162568_83b495.jpg)
Laura Johnson
USA
Best movies:
Opening Night (1977)
Red River (1988) (TV movie)
Red Eye (2005)
![Peter Bogdanovich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/116/163116555_24f159.jpg)
Peter Bogdanovich
USA
Best movies:
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Opening Night (1977)
Targets (1968)
![Seymour Cassel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/723/158723611_33fd48.jpg)
Seymour Cassel
USA
Best movies:
In the Soup (1992)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Faces (1968)
![Peter Falk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/473/162473287_4f5ea5.jpg)
Peter Falk
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV movie)
Wings of Desire (1987)
Josh Becker
Best movies:
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Opening Night (1977)
Army of Darkness (1992)
![James Karen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280326_248ee7.jpg)
James Karen
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Meade Roberts
USA
Best movies:
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Opening Night (1977)
Carol Warren
Best movies:
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Opening Night (1977)
David Rowlands
USA
Best movies:
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Faces (1968)
Opening Night (1977)
![Naomi Stevens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/462/160462478_1b3a70.jpg)
Naomi Stevens
USA
Best movies:
The Apartment (1960)
Opening Night (1977)
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)
![John Finnegan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/045/161045072_ad372e.jpg)
John Finnegan
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
The Natural (1984)
![Fred Draper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/378/161378760_969b27.jpg)
Fred Draper
USA
Best movies:
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Lady Rowlands](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/378/161378763_22878d.png)
Lady Rowlands
USA
Best movies:
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Opening Night (1977)
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)