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.
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.
- 6.3
- 1988
- Released
- 1h 36m
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
Karen Radcliffe
Jane CoreyWilliam Forward
Chief ResidentLee Gideon
Mr. Fitzwaring
John Hawkes
Sloane
Michael Stephen Costello
College PresidentBrent Anderson
Metcalf
Marco Perella
Cab DriverGabriel Folse
Frat JockJoy Swan
Survey Girl
Released
en
$12,706,478.00
- #race against time
- #toxication
- #literature professor
- #culprit
- #relationship
- #divorce
- #glue
- #woman director
- #stealing manuscript
Reviews
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