| The Morning After | |
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original film poster |
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| Directed by | Sidney Lumet |
| Produced by | Bruce Gilbert |
| Written by | James Hicks |
| Starring | Jane Fonda Jeff Bridges Raúl Juliá |
| Cinematography | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| Editing by | Joel Goodman |
| Studio | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox (theatrical) Warner Bros. (DVD) |
| Release date(s) | December 25, 1986 |
| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $13 million |
| Box office | $25,147,055 |
The Morning After is a 1986 film starring Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges and Raul Julia. The movie was written by James Hicks and David Rayfiel (uncredited). It was directed by Sidney Lumet. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress (Jane Fonda). Kathy Bates has a small cameo as a bystander.
The alcoholic actress Alex (played by Fonda) wakes up next to a murdered man. She remembers nothing from the night before. While trying to flee at the airport, Alex encounters an ex-policeman Turner (Jeff Bridges) who believes in her innocence. Raúl Juliá plays Alex's hairdresser husband Joaquin, who wants to divorce her, as he has fallen in love with socialite Isabel Harding (Diane Salinger).
The film currently holds a 71% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.