D.O.A.
File:D.O.A.1988.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Annabel Jankel,
Rocky Morton
Produced by Ian Sander,
Laura Ziskin
Written by Charles Edward Pogue(screenplay)
Russell Rouse
Clarence Greene
Charles Edward Pogue(story)
Starring Dennis Quaid,
Meg Ryan,
Charlotte Rampling,
Daniel Stern
Music by Chaz Jankel
Cinematography Yuri Neyman
Editing by Raja Gosnell,
Michael R. Miller
Distributed by Touchstone Pictures (USA, theatrical)
Release date(s) March 18, 1988
Running time 96 min
Country United States
Language English
Budget $29 million
Box office $12,706,478

D.O.A. is a 1988 very loose remake of the 1950 film noir of the same name, sharing the same premise but otherwise having a different story and characters.

The film was directed by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton, the creators of Max Headroom, and scripted by Charles Edward Pogue. The writers of the original film, Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene, share story credit with Pogue.

It stars Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, and Charlotte Rampling and featured Timbuk 3 playing one of their songs in a bar scene. The movie was filmed in Austin, Texas and San Marcos, Texas.

The tag line for the film is:

Someone poisoned Dexter Cornell. He's got to find out who. He's got to find out why. He's got to find out because in 24 hours, he'll be Dead On Arrival.

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Plot [link]

A man staggers into the police station to report a murder. When the desk sergeant asks who was murdered, he answers: "I was."

That man is Professor Dexter Cornell (Dennis Quaid), who then sits down to video tape his account.

Thirty-six hours previously, Cornell, is on campus. He is a college professor, was once a promising writer, made his name and is secure in his tenure, but he has spent the last four years going though the motions and playing it safe. "Publish or perish" is the contrasting rule of university politics and Cornell helps his friend Hal Petersham (Daniel Stern) with his first book.

While he is in his office, a promising student, Nick Lang (Robert Knepper), jumps off a building right outside his office in an apparent suicide. This is coupled with the depressing Christmas season, unseasonably hot weather and the divorce papers given to him by his wife Gail (Jane Kaczmarek) in leading Cornell to the local bars for a night of drinking. There he meets admiring student Sydney Fuller (Meg Ryan) and they proceed to get drunk.

The next morning, Cornell, feeling his sickness is more than just a hangover, stops by the campus medical clinic for a checkup. After running some tests, they discover that he has been poisoned and has 36 hours to live. An incredulous Cornell staggers out to try to make sense of it all.

Aided by Fuller, whom he kidnaps by super-gluing himself to her arm, he attempts to recreate the events of the previous night hoping to discover who could have murdered him. The list of suspects includes his wife, who is also the victim of a murder, which the police make half-hearted efforts to pin on Cornell.

It is learned that Lang was not a suicide but was also murdered. Cornell also suspects Lang's mentor Mrs. Fitzwaring (Charlotte Rampling), Bernard (Christopher Neame) the Fitzwarings' chauffeur and Graham Corey (Jay Patterson), a jealous co-worker.

In the end, at the police station, Cornell has solved the crime. He staggers out to meet his fate.

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Reviews [link]

D.O.A. opened to mixed reviews and currently has a rating of 61% on Rotten Tomatoes. Film critic Roger Ebert called it a "witty and literate thriller",[1] while Caryn James of The New York Times called it "one of the season's biggest disappointments".[2]

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References [link]

  1. ^ Ebert, Roger (March 18, 1988). "D.O.A.". Chicago Sun-Times. https://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19880318/REVIEWS/803180302/1023. Retrieved 2010-05-31. 
  2. ^ Caryn, James (March 18, 1988). "D.O.A.". The New York Times. https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940DE6D91131F93BA25750C0A96E948260. Retrieved 2010-05-31. 

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D.O.A. (1950 film)

D.O.A. is a 1950 American film noir drama film directed by Rudolph Maté, considered a classic of the genre. The frantically paced plot revolves around a doomed man's quest to find out who has poisoned him and why. This film marks the debuts of Beverly Garland (as Beverly Campbell) and Laurette Luez.

The film stars Edmond O'Brien and Pamela Britton.

Leo C. Popkin produced D.O.A. for his short-lived Cardinal Pictures. Due to a filing error the copyright to the film was not renewed on time, causing it to fall into the public domain. The Internet Movie Database shows that 22 companies offer the VHS or DVD versions, and the Internet Archive (see below) offers an online version.

Plot

The film begins with what a BBC reviewer called "perhaps one of cinema's most innovative opening sequences." The scene is a long, behind-the-back tracking sequence featuring Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien) walking through the hallway of a police station to report his own murder. Oddly, the police almost seem to have been expecting him and already know who he is.

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D.O.A. (band)

D.O.A. is a hardcore punk band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are often referred to as the "founders" of hardcore punk, along with Black Flag, The Germs, Negative Trend, and Middle Class. Their second album Hardcore '81 was thought by many to have been the first actual reference to the second wave of the American punk sound as hardcore. Singer/guitarist Joey "Shithead" Keithley is the only founding member to have stayed in the band throughout its entire history. However, original bassist Randy Rampage has been active in the band in recent years and has played on one of the band's last three albums, although he is not in the current lineup. D.O.A. has often released music on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles Records, and they have released an album with Jello Biafra titled Last Scream of the Missing Neighbors.

D.O.A. has always maintained an uncompromising leftist political stance. The band is known for its outspoken political opinions and has a history of performing for many causes and benefits. Its slogan is "Talk minus Action equals Zero." The band has been active on many issues, including anti-racism, anti-globalization, freedom of speech, and the environment.

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Łoża

Łoża [ˈwɔʐa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarne, within Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Czarne, 20 km (12 mi) west of Człuchów, and 127 km (79 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 98.

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Coordinates: 53°41′29″N 17°4′19″E / 53.69139°N 17.07194°E / 53.69139; 17.07194


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Length overall

Length overall, often abbreviated as (LOA, o/a, o.a. or oa) is the maximum length of a vessel's hull measured parallel to the waterline. This length is important while docking of the ship. It is the most commonly used way of expressing the size of a boat, and is also used for calculating the cost of a marina berth (for example, £2.50 per metre LOA).

LOA is usually measured on the hull alone. For sailing ships, this may exclude the bowsprit and other fittings added to the hull. This is how some racing boats and tall ships use the term LOA. However, other sources may include bowsprits in LOA. Confusingly, LOA has different meanings. "Sparred length", "Total length including bowsprit", "Mooring length" and "LOA including bowsprit" are other expressions that might indicate the full length of a sailing ship.


Often used to distinguish between the length of a vessel including projections (e.g. bow sprits, etc.) from the length of the hull itself, the Length on Deck or LOD is often reported. This is especially useful for smaller sailing vessels, as their LOA can be significantly different from their LOD.

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    • Geography

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    • Government and government agencies

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    • Honors

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  • Order of the Arrow, the honor society of the Boy Scouts of America

    • People

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    DOA

    DOA is often an acronym for dead on arrival or Dead or Alive.

    DOA may also refer to:

    Film

  • D.O.A. (1950 film), a film noir
  • D.O.A. (1988 film), a remake of the 1950 film
  • D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage (1980 film), a documentary on the genesis of punk rock
  • DOA: Dead or Alive (2006 film)

    • Television

  • A Line from Friends theme song, "I'll Be There for You"Refers to the love life Of a hypothetical friend as "D.O.A."(Presumably dead on arrival), though a weak reference
  • D.O.A., a 2010 television comedy starring Martin Short
  • "D.O.A." (Tru Calling), an episode of American drama series Tru Calling
  • "DOA For a Day", a 4th season episode of CSI: NY
  • "D.O.A.", the penultimate episode of Season Six in NBC's hit crime drama Crossing Jordan
  • DOA (band), a Galicia folk band
  • D.O.A. (band), a Cambridge, Massachusetts punk band
  • doa (Japanese band), a rock band from Jersey
  • Dicks On Acid (also known as DOA), an electronic music website

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  • D.O.A.

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  • D.o.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing P-nuss, an album by Rick and Morty
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