The Morning After (1986 film)

The Morning After is a 1986 American crime neo noir mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges and Raúl Juliá.[2] The film received generally favourable reviews and was a moderate commercial success, grossing $25.1 million against its $13 million budget. Fonda received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

The Morning After
original film poster
Directed bySidney Lumet
Produced byBruce Gilbert
Written byJames Hicks
David Rayfiel (uncredited)
Starring
Music byPaul Chihara
CinematographyAndrzej Bartkowiak
Edited byJoel Goodman
Production
company
Lorimar Motion Pictures
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 25, 1986 (1986-12-25)
Running time
103 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13 million
Box office$25.1 million[1]

Plot

A washed-up, alcoholic actress, Alex Sternbergen (played by Fonda), wakes up on Thanksgiving 1986 next to a murdered man, a sleazy photographer. She feels sick and remembers nothing from the night before. She calls her friend Jackie about what happened the night before. (We find out later that he is her husband, they are separated.) He informs her that she missed out on getting what could have been her best gig in a while the night before because she was drunk and rude. She tells him about the body. He tells her to call the cops and she says that she is scared but he insists, telling her it will be all right. She retorts saying "ya wanna bet?" She leaves the apartment, and it is implied that she has not called the police. While trying to flee at the airport, Alex encounters an ex-policeman, Turner (Jeff Bridges), who believes in her innocence. Raúl Juliá plays Jackie, a hairdresser who wants to divorce her, as he has fallen in love with socialite Isabel Harding (Diane Salinger).[3]

Cast
  • Jane Fonda as Alexandra "Alex" Sternbergen / Viveca Van Loren
  • Jeff Bridges as Turner Kendall
  • Raúl Juliá as Joaquin "Jackie" Manero, Alex's husband
  • Diane Salinger as Isabel Harding, Jackie's new lover
  • Richard Foronjy as Sgt. Herb Greenbaum
  • Bruce Vilanch as Harry, the bartender
  • Geoffrey Scott as Bobby Korshack
  • James Haake as Frankie, a drag queen and friend of Alex's
  • Don Hood as Mr. Hurley, the lawyer
  • Corey Everson as Miss Olympia
  • Kathleen Wilhoite as Red, Jackie's assistant at his salon
  • Kathy Bates as Korshack's neighbor
  • Frances Bergen as Mrs. Harding, Isabel's mother

Reception

The film holds a 67% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 18 reviews.[4]

Awards

Jane Fonda was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.[5][6]

References
  1. The Morning After at Box Office Mojo
  2. Canby, Vincent (1986-12-25). "Movie Review FILM: FONDA AND BRIDGES IN 'THE MORNING AFTER". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  3. Ebert, Roger. "The Morning After Movie Review (1986) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  4. "The Morning After (Rotten Tomatoes)". Rotten Tomatoes.
  5. "Academy Awards Database". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  6. "The Morning After". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
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