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Le Lendemain... du crime

Original title: The Morning After
  • 1986
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  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Le Lendemain... du crime (1986)
A washed up, alcoholic actress who is prone to blackouts wakes up next to a murdered man. Did she kill him and, if not, is she in danger?
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A washed-up, alcoholic actress who is prone to blackouts wakes up next to a murdered man. Did she kill him and, if not, is she in danger?A washed-up, alcoholic actress who is prone to blackouts wakes up next to a murdered man. Did she kill him and, if not, is she in danger?A washed-up, alcoholic actress who is prone to blackouts wakes up next to a murdered man. Did she kill him and, if not, is she in danger?

  • Director
    • Sidney Lumet
  • Writer
    • James Cresson
  • Stars
    • Jane Fonda
    • Jeff Bridges
    • Raul Julia
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    7.8K
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    • Director
      • Sidney Lumet
    • Writer
      • James Cresson
    • Stars
      • Jane Fonda
      • Jeff Bridges
      • Raul Julia
    • 53User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Jane Fonda
    Jane Fonda
    • Alex Sternbergen
    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Turner Kendall
    Raul Julia
    Raul Julia
    • Joaquin Manero
    Diane Louise Salinger
    Diane Louise Salinger
    • Isabel Harding
    • (as Diane Salinger)
    Richard Foronjy
    Richard Foronjy
    • Sergeant Greenbaum
    Geoffrey Scott
    Geoffrey Scott
    • Bobby Korshack
    James 'Gypsy' Haake
    • Frankie
    Kathleen Wilhoite
    Kathleen Wilhoite
    • Red
    Don Hood
    Don Hood
    • Hurley
    Fran Bennett
    Fran Bennett
    • Airline Clerk
    Michael Flanagan
    • Airline Supervisor
    Bruce Vilanch
    Bruce Vilanch
    • Bartender
    Michael Prince
    • Mr. Harding
    Frances Bergen
    Frances Bergen
    • Mrs. Harding
    José Angel Santana
    • Driver
    • (as José Santana)
    Bob Minor
    Bob Minor
    • Man
    George Fisher
    George Fisher
    • Cabbie
    Rick Rossovich
    Rick Rossovich
    • Detective
    • Director
      • Sidney Lumet
    • Writer
      • James Cresson
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    NAragonss

    What a beautiful LA!

    I Think I´ll never see again the city of Los Angeles so beautiful like in this movie. The sky is so blue that the color seems made in a laboratory. The shining California sun gives a very lighted look to all the scenes filmed on street locations. Jane Fonda, playing an alcoholic but also a sensual lady, is brilliant too and so sexy as she was in 1971, when she won the Oscar for "Klute". You´ll enjoy watching "The Morning After", if you love LA, the sunny days and ladies like Jane Fonda.
    8sunznc

    Despite the flaws I enjoy this film.

    The film takes place in LA in the 1980's. So you know what that means- I don't even need to say do I? Any film from the 80's has a very distinct look and while you see glimpses here and there of that era it's not too much to be distracting even if some screen time takes place in a beauty salon.

    The film is interesting to watch because of the actors. They all do a good job here. Jane especially. Jeff Bridges and Raul Julia also are very good here. So it is the acting, the performances that make the film. The sets too are great-they almost are a character themselves from Alex's Pink and Mauve art deco place to the low budget but homey place of Turner's garage pad.

    The flaws. There are some. Some of the dialog is cheesy and clichéd with laughable lines. The references to different cultures here in crude and crass terms. This was way BEFORE "politically correct".

    This is not the greatest movie but I still love it and drag it out to watch about once a year.
    Gidget

    The Light vs The Dark

    This film most closely resembles the Film Noir of the 40's & 50's in feel and form. The only difference is the open light of LA on the Thanksgiving weekend. The scene at the airport communicates how much this City (LA) is a city where everyone comes from somewhere else. The great evacuation scene at LAX leaves lonely people like Fonda and Bridges behind, and is meant to explain the relative vacant feel of the town throughout the rest of the film.

    The bright autumn light and vacant cityscape during the film is a surrealistic version of LA, which even a native like me seldom gets to see. The rest of the film is much like a "B" film noir picture, where we wonder (but not seriously) whether Jane's character may have actually done the deed in a drunken haze, and whether the Cop's will be able to get the right killer.

    I love this film, not only for the scenes of LA, but for the good suspense generated by the unseen evil lurking in the all too limited shadows.
    6utgard14

    Character driven thriller

    I was entertained. The murder mystery isn't going to impress anyone since you can count the number of suspects on one hand with a couple fingers left over. But the characters are interesting and are brought to life well by capable actors. Bridges' character is what would be termed today "casually racist." Fonda's character keeps bringing it up too despite getting further involved with the guy. It's kind of fascinating honestly. Both actors do well making you care about people that, on paper, seem pretty unlikable. Raul Julia steals every scene he's in.

    I've come to appreciate Sidney Lumet's later work more as I get older. Not saying you have to be older to like his films but in my case it worked out that way. He wasn't afraid of complex characters, even offensive ones. It's hard not to respect that as we get closer to Demolition Man's vision of the future every year.
    6budikavlan

    Great murder mystery film, except for the murder mystery

    It's a shame the filmmakers decided to make this a murder mystery, because the "mystery" is the only bad part of the film. Fonda and Bridges are both terrific, as usual, and the story of their meeting and falling in love along with the moral rebirth that love sparked in both would have made a fantastic movie. Jeff Bridges is the USA's stealth great actor: he quietly nails every role without an ounce of flash. His chemistry with Jane Fonda (hell, he has chemistry with every actress he's ever costarred with) is the best reason to watch this. Unfortunately, the heart of the plot is a lackluster murder/conspiracy story which undermines the rest. It takes "The Morning After" from a "must see" to a "see if there's nothing better."

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    • Trivia
      This was the only film that director Sidney Lumet ever made in Hollywood, a place that he disliked.
    • Goofs
      The taxi driver tells Alex that it is Thursday November 28, 1986. However, November 28, 1986 was a Friday.
    • Quotes

      Alex Sternbergen: [Her first lines] What the fuck?

    • Crazy credits
      The credits don't begin until nine minutes into the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Platoon/Lady and the Tramp/No Mercy (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Solo saxophone
      Performed by George Howard

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1987 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Morning After
    • Filming locations
      • La Cienega Oil Fields, La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA(Alex & Turner stop next to the oil fields to talk.)
    • Production companies
      • Lorimar Productions
      • American Filmworks
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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $25,147,055
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,069,926
      • Dec 28, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $25,147,121
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 43m(103 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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