The Show Must Go On…
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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Prestige, earnest, overwhelming and character-led.
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
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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
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- John CassavetesDirector
- John CassavetesWriter
- Al RubanDirector of Photography
- Bo HarwoodOriginal Music Composer
- Tom CornwellEditor
- Michael LallyProducer
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