
China Moon(1994)
Detective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. After she shoots her husband, Kyle relucantly agrees to help hide the body, but his partner is showing an unusual flair for finding clues.


“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?”
Failed actress Alex Sternbergen wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not recognize, unable to remember the previous evening -- and with a dead body in bed next to her. As she tries to piece together the events of the night, Alex cannot totally rely on friends or her estranged husband, Joaquin, for assistance. Only a single ally, loner ex-policeman Turner Kendall, can help her escape her predicament and find the true killer.

Jane Fonda
Alexandra Sternbergen

Jeff Bridges
Turner Kendall

Raúl Juliá
Joaquin "Jackie" Manero

Diane Salinger
Isabel Harding

Richard Foronjy
Sergeant Greenbaum

Geoffrey Scott
Bobby Korshack

James "Gypsy" Haake
Frankie

Kathleen Wilhoite
Red

Don Hood
Hurley

Bruce Vilanch
Bartender
The Morning After is a thriller, mystery, romance, crime film released in 1986 exploring themes of blackout, head injury, ex-cop, dead body, alcohol abuse, set up. Directed by Sidney Lumet, it stars Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Raúl Juliá. Failed actress Alex Sternbergen wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not recognize, unable to remember the previous evening -- and with a dead body in bed next to her. As she tries to piece together the events of the night, Alex cannot totally rely on friends or her estranged husband, Joaquin, for assistance. Only a single ally, loner ex-policeman Turner Kendall, can help her escape her predicament and find the true killer.
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