The Morning After (1986 film)

The Morning After
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySidney Lumet
Written by
Produced byBruce Gilbert
Starring
CinematographyAndrzej Bartkowiak
Edited byJoel Goodman
Music byPaul Chihara
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 25, 1986 (1986-12-25)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[1]
Box office$25.1 million (US and Canada)[2]

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]

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