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D.O.A.
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5.9/10   4,462 votes
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Writers:
Charles Edward Pogue (story) and
Russell Rouse (story) ...
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Release Date:
18 March 1988 (USA) more
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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.
Plot:
Dexter Cornell, an English Professor becomes embroiled in a series of murders involving people around him... more | full synopsis
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Very bad remake more (33 total)

Cast

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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 (as Rob Knepper)

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
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96 min
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Throughout the story, the color in the film begins to drain to monochrome, thus representing the central character's deteriorating health as the poison steadily takes it's toll (until it is in black and white as in the opening - presumably showing the flashback catching up to the current time-line of the story). more
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Continuity: Dexter suddenly gains glasses when he first asks Sydney to join him for a date. more
Quotes:
Dexter Cornell: [laughing] So this is what it's all about: some kid's damn homework! more
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References Cleopatra (1963) more
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REBEL YELL more

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5 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
Very bad remake, 25 July 2001
1/10
Author: kenandraf from Honolulu, Hawaii

Great story and great lead actors (Quaid and Ryan) but the movie suffers from bad directing,bad screenplay and bad script.The lead actors do their part but could not save the movie at all.Too bad because this could have been a good 80's style Hitchcock suspense/mystery/thriller.Ryan looked so young and fresh in this one though.An ok look for big Ryan fans.....

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spoof?? film_buffy
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