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D.O.A.

D.O.A.

1988Movie⏱️ 1h 36mR
MysteryThriller
6.1
IMDB Rating
11,518 votes

A college professor's day: his top student allegedly commits suicide, his wife presents him with divorce papers and he overnights in a freshman girl's dorm. The next day: more murders around him. Will he find the killer in time?

Director
N/A
Writers
Charles Edward Pogue, Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene
Stars
Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Charlotte Rampling
Release Date
March 18, 1988
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
📋 8.9K
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🎭 Top Cast

Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid
as Dexter Cornell
Meg Ryan
Meg Ryan
as Sydney Fuller
Charlotte Rampling
Charlotte Rampling
as Mrs. Fitzwaring
Daniel Stern
Daniel Stern
as Hal Petersham
Jane Kaczmarek
Jane Kaczmarek
as Gail Cornell
Christopher Neame
Christopher Neame
as Bernard
Robin Johnson
Robin Johnson
as Cookie Fitzwaring
Robert Knepper
Robert Knepper
as Nicholas Lang
Jay Patterson
Jay Patterson
as Graham Corey
Brion James
Brion James
as Detective Ulmer

💰 Box Office

$12,706,478
Worldwide Gross
$12,706,478
Domestic Gross
$3,751,432
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
San Marcos, Texas, USA
Production
Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III, Bigelow Productions

🏷️ Keywords

poisonenglish professordead on arrivalalcoholicneo noir

🎯 Categories

MysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Fantastic Sleeper Film.
by Howlin Wolf2002-04-05
9/10

""D.O.A" is an involving and entertaining little picture from start to finish. Dennis Quaid is at his caustic best; and Quaid is sadly one of the most underused talents in Hollywood. His then beau Meg Ryan also appears with him, but as is usually the case, doesn't really make much of an impact. The film is stylishly directed throughout, drawing on a number of influences to capture its 'seamy' feel. Would you credit that it's actually directed by two people? The answer is no. The whole thing is superbly slick, from its innovative camerawork to its unabashed ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Third of six versions of the D.O.A. (Dead on Arrival) story with the first being the classic original film noir motion picture D.O.A. (1949) with other versions being D.O.A. (1988), Crank (2006), Color Me Dead (1969), Dead on Arrival (2013), and D.O.A. (2022).

📖 Synopsis

A college professor's day: his top student allegedly commits suicide, his wife presents him with divorce papers and he overnights in a freshman girl's dorm. The next day: more murders around him. Will he find the killer in time?