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The Morning After (1986) 5.7
A woman wakes up next to a murdered man. Did she do it herself, and if not, is she in danger herself? Director:Sidney LumetWriter:James Cresson |
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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Alex Sternberg wakes up with a hangover and no memory of how she ended up in bed with a dead man. She flees, convinced that she has had another blackout and stabbed someone. Her only support, Turner, an ex cop and recovering alcoholic who is unsympathetic to her plight. She could believe that it is as simple as a violent act committed while drunk, except that the body keeps re-appearing. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Last night she drank to forget. Today she woke up to a murder. Is he her last hope or the last man she should trust? See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
25 December 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Manhã Seguinte See more »Filming Locations:
Nate Starkman & Son Building - 544 Mateo St, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Gross:
$25,100,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Frankie: Honey, I'm a drag queen, not a transvestite. I don't buy no house dresses.
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Composed & performed by Robert Palmer
Courtesy of Island Records
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After Turner and Viveca/Alex sleep together at his home, the newspaper she's reading jumps from her hands to the tabletop several times between shots. See more »Quotes
Alex Sternbergen: Don't you have anything civiler. Something...Frankie: Honey, I'm a drag queen, not a transvestite. I don't buy no house dresses.
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"ADDICTED TO LOVE"Composed & performed by Robert Palmer
Courtesy of Island Records
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This movie was much better than I had reason to expect after reading the comments on IMDb. Its biggest flaw must be the way The Morning After is marketed. It is not really a taut whodunit thriller but rather a study of a particular place in a particular era with particular characters – a dark comedy and a love drama at the same time. The second biggest flaw is the grating, almost ever present musical score. But for the rest this movie is nearly perfect.
I should call The Morning After an expose of Southern California in the mid 1980s. The sets and the photography (a lot frontal or near frontal wide angle shots of curbside sceneries) are very accomplished – Schrader's American Gigolo came to mind. The sun is always shining, the air seems to be absolutely pure, even places that should be dirty (back yards, industrial sites etc.) are painted in gaudy colors and squeaky clean. But the minds of the principal protagonists are desperately foggy and muddled. California appears to be a big, decaying fake idyll. People go there to die, I once read in a novel by Nathanael West (The Day of the Locust – also made into a great, underrated California movie, by the way). And that more or less sums up the feel of it.
The cast is kept wonderfully small. Jane Fonda is brilliant and she would have deserved the Oscar for this part. For several long scenes she acts alone in front of the camera and she really conveys the desperation and the natural charm of the character (and she's really attractive, too, despite the boozing). Jeff Bridges is a reliable support here. Also very good is Raul Julia as Fonda's somehow estranged husband. He plays a high end hairdresser with a snazzy salon and at times displays an unexpected but highly welcome gentlemanly charm.
Until now I always thought of Sidney Lumet as an American East Coast director. It is the only one of his movies I know that is set in California. He seems to have his own way of appreciating that place. There is a director's comment on the DVD I purchased and I am looking forward to listening to that.