D.O.A.

1988, Drama/Crime, 1h 36m

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Movie Info

A professor (Dennis Quaid) and a coed (Meg Ryan) spend his final hours trying to find out who has slipped him luminous poison.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Drama, Crime
Original Language:

English
Director:

Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
Producer:

Ian Sander, Laura Ziskin
Release Date (Theaters):

Mar 18, 1988 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 14, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA):

$12.7M
Runtime:

1h 36m
Distributor:

Buena Vista Pictures
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Dennis Quaid
Dexter Cornell

Meg Ryan
Sydney Fuller

Charlotte Rampling
Mrs. Fitzwaring

Daniel Stern
Hal Petersham

Jane Kaczmarek
Gail Cornell

Christopher Neame
Bernard

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Critic Reviews for D.O.A.

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Full Review… Almar Haflidason BBC.com

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Audience Reviews for D.O.A.

Aug 14, 2011

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

Candy R Super Reviewer
Mar 13, 2008

Comparing this music video film noir to body heat is a sin and will be punished by lashings from a wet noodle.

Anthony V Super Reviewer
Nov 11, 2007

Weird and boring....

Stuart B Super Reviewer
Jun 03, 2007

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 Meg Ryan also appears with him, but as is usually the case, doesn't really make much of an impact. And this was the second film of real-life ex-couple, Quaid and Ryan.

Dean M Super Reviewer