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.”
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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 isn
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Principal cast & crew: 35
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Edited by Raja GosnellShot by Yuri NeymanScored by Chaz JankelDesigned by Richard Amend
Box Office
1988 · Box office
Grossed $12.7M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$12.7M
Opening weekend: $3.8M — 30% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $5.0M — 40% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 875 theaters
Also known as
- D.O.A. - Bei Ankunft Mordde
- Mort à l'arrivéefr
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Cast & Crew
35 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Dennis Quaid
as Dexter Cornell
Meg Ryan
as Sydney Fuller
Charlotte Rampling
as Mrs. Fitzwaring
Daniel Stern
as Hal Petersham
Jane Kaczmarek
as Gail Cornell
Christopher Neame
as Bernard
Robin Johnson
as Cookie Fitzwaring
Robert Knepper
as Nicholas Lang
Jay Patterson
as Graham Corey
Brion James
as Detective Ulmer
Jack Kehoe
as Detective Brockton
Elizabeth Arlen
as Elaine Wells
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9Directors
2Writers
3Producers
2Other crew
7Parents Guide
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