The Morning After (1986 film)

The Morning After
The Morning After
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sidney Lumet
Written by	James Hicks; David Rayfiel (uncredited);
Produced by	Bruce Gilbert
Starring	Jane Fonda; Jeff Bridges; Raul Julia;
Cinematography	Andrzej Bartkowiak
Edited by	Joel Goodman
Music by	Paul Chihara
Production; companies	American Filmworks; Lorimar Motion Pictures;
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	December 25, 1986;
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$25.1 million (US and Canada)

The Morning After is a 1986 American psychological thriller film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, and Raul Julia. It follows a washed-up, alcoholic actress who awakens on Thanksgiving morning beside the dead body of a photographer in his loft, with no memory of the events from the night before. She attempts to uncover the truth of what occurred with the help of a former police officer she encounters while on the run.

Released by 20th Century Fox on Christmas Day 1986, the film received generally favorable reviews. Fonda received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film.^[3]

^ "The Morning After (1986)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^ "The Morning After (1986)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
^ "The 59th Academy Awards – 1987". Academy Awards. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

[1] "The Morning After (1986)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[2] "The Morning After (1986)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

[Oscars-3] "The 59th Academy Awards – 1987". Academy Awards. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

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