Opening Night
1977 · 144 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 13,115 VOTES · DIR. John Cassavetes
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,847 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:19 That's the way she wants it. She likes to be wet. Right, Miss Gordon?
00:06:10 [Man] Come on. One autograph?
00:12:57 Good night.
00:19:37 But it's not humiliating. There's nothing humiliating about it.
00:24:46 I was very much in love with you, Virginia.
00:33:02 - Excuse me. - [Chuckles]
00:38:09 Hey.
00:43:02 Listen, you son of a bitch! Keep away from me!
00:47:29 All right, get up.
00:53:15 How old are you?
00:59:39 She's not even like some bum. You know? She's not even a bum.
01:07:25 - [Laughter] - Thanks, Frankie.
01:13:41 - Old-age? - Yeah.
01:18:18 Sarah.
01:25:32 - Listen, you know who I am, don't you? - Mm-hmm.
01:31:46 - [Myrtle] Manny, what is this scene about? - [Manny] Good scene! It's about you!
01:36:37 You're frightened, and you're a coward.
01:43:03 It's Miss Gordon. She's on the phone.
01:50:30 [Myrtle] Manny?
01:56:59 [Audience Groaning, Murmuring, Hissing]
02:01:58 and I--
02:07:48 Look, I can't talk now, all right? I'm gonna hang up.
02:12:04 We've been invaded!
02:17:12 [Audience Laughing, Chuckling]
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,847
Dialogue density12.8 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line02:17:12
Production Record
DirectorJohn Cassavetes
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes13,115