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D.O.A. (1988)

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"They didn't kill me; I was dead already," is the statement uttered by Dexter Cornell (Dennis Quaid), an English professor at the University of Texas at Austin who has been poisoned by a slow-acting toxin and who has twenty-four hours to track down his killers before he ceases to exist. Remade from the 1949 Rudolph Mate thriller by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton, the co-directors jazz up the old luridness with slap-up doggishness that boosts the intensity-level higher than it deserves to go.

R, 1 hr. 38 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: Annabel Jankel , Rocky Morton

In Theaters: Mar 18, 1988 Wide

On DVD: Oct 14, 2003

Cast

Dennis Quaid
Dexter Cornell
Meg Ryan
Syndey 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 Corey
William Forward
Chief Resident
Lee Gideon
Mr. Fitzwaring
Bill Bolender
Nick Lang Sr.
Hillary Hoffman
Corey's Daughter
John Hawkes
Sloane
Michael Costello
College President
Gabriel Folse
Frat Jock #1
Marco Perella
Cab Driver
Timbuk 3
Brent Anderson
Metcalf
Matthew Thompson
Frat Jock #2

Critic Reviews for D.O.A.

All Critics (22) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (7) | DVD (4)

Cannot even stand in the shadow of the 1950 original, but stylish and entertaining all the same.

April 3, 2005 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

The derivative and often silly screenplay by Charles Edward Pogue doesn't give the actors much to do except wish they never signed on to this sinking ship.

August 27, 2004 Full Review | Comment

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

Meg best stuff is behind her.

July 16, 2004 Comment

Victoria Alexander

FilmsInReview.com

The "film noir on campus" idea works surprisingly well

February 27, 2003 Comment

Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

It's not on the same level as the original, but it still manages a few enjoyable twists.

January 17, 2003 Comment

Rob Vaux

Flipside Movie Emporium

Reasonably entertaining, but mostly tired remake

September 17, 2002 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

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Dennis plays a professor who was poisoned. He has 24 hours to find out who is trying to kill him. Complex plot.

August 14, 2011

Candy Rose

Super Reviewer

This remake of a 1949 film noir has Dennis Quaid, given a slow-acting poison, setting out to find his own murderer before it's too late. It is an involving and entertaining little picture from start to finish. Quaid is at his caustic best; and he is sadly one of the most underused talents in Hollywood. His then beau

June 3, 2007