Someone poisoned Dexter Cornell. He's got to find out who. He's got to find out why. He's got to find out now. In 24 hours, he'll be Dead On Arrival.
MysteryThriller1h 36m
6.3
TMDB
Dexter Cornell, an English Professor becomes embroiled in a series of murders involving people around him. Dexter has good reason to want to find the murderer but hasn't much time. He finds help and comfort from one of his student, Sydney Fuller.
D.O.A. (1988) ORIGINAL TRAILER
Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
$12.7M
Studios
Touchstone PicturesBigelow ProductionsLaura Ziskin ProductionsSilver Screen Partners III
Dennis Quaid
Dexter Cornell
Meg Ryan
Sydney Fuller
Charlotte Rampling
Mrs. Fitzwaring
Daniel Stern
Hal Petersham
Jane Kaczmarek
Gail Cornell
Christopher Neame
Bernard
Robin Johnson
Cookie Fitzwaring
Robert Knepper
Nicholas Lang
Jay Patterson
Graham Corey
Brion James
Detective Ulmer
Jack Kehoe
Detective Brockton
Elizabeth Arlen
Elaine Wells
2 reviews · 1 fan
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Who was murdered? He was! D.O.A. is directed by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton and adapted to screenplay by Charles Edward Pogue from a story by Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene. It stars Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Daniel Stern, Charlotte Rampling, Jane Kaczmarek and Christopher Neame. Music is by Chaz Jankel and cinematography by Yuri Neyman. A loose remake of the 1950 film noir of the same name, the story finds Professor Dexter Cornell (Quaid) staggering into a police station proclaiming that he is dying because someone has poisoned him. Told in flashback by Cornell, we see the events that led up to the point he was poisoned, but not who did it, and then track the frantic Professor as he tries to solve the who done it mystery before he keels over and dies. Not as bad as the poor box office returns suggest it is, D.O.A. is still very much a frustratingly shaky experience. Lifting only the basic idea of the 1950 movie, the makers stamp their own mark on the premise but add too many red herrings to the already fishy stew. Some plot developments are daft, as is the casting of Meg Ryan in the key femme role - seriously she is just too cookie cute and homely for this material - while the motive reveal is a bit much to swallow. Yet there's still a lot to enjoy and sample here for the neo-noir faithful. Visually the picture is stylish and appreciative to its noir roots. Opening in…
Title
D.O.A.
Released
Mar 18, 1988
Rated
R
Region of Origin
United States of America
Original Audio
English
Runtime
1h 36m
Status
Released
Studios
Touchstone Pictures, Bigelow Productions
