D.O.A.

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.

1h 36m1988RTMDb 6.3

MysteryThriller

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

D.O.A. poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 18 March 1988
Runtime: 1h 36m
Rating: R
TMDB score: 6.3 / 10 (234 votes)

Production

Director: Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
Writers: Charles Edward Pogue, Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse
Studios: Touchstone Pictures, Bigelow Productions, Laura Ziskin Productions
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Revenue: $12.7M

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English