D.O.A. (1988)

Note Générale:

5,9/10   

Réalisateurs:

Annabel Jankel
Rocky Morton

Scénaristes:

Charles Edward Pogue (story) and
Russell Rouse (story) ...

Date de sortie:

18 mars 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Mystère | Thriller

Accroche:

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.

Intrigue:

Dexter Cornell, an English Professor becomes embroiled in a series of murders involving people around him...

Plot Keywords:

English Professor | Professor | Murder | Austin Texas | Remake

Avis des utilisateurs:

Fantastic Sleeper Film.

Ensemble

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

Durée:

96 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc | Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Lieux de tournage:

Austin, Texas, USA

Société:

Bigelow Productions

Anecdotes:

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).

Goofs:

Continuité: Dexter suddenly gains glasses when he first asks Sydney to join him for a date.

Guillemet:

Dexter Cornell: Is that the best your petty, prosaic little mind can come up with?
Detective Ulmer: It's a petty, prosaic little world, Mr. Cornell.

Connexions:

Référencé sur The Best of Film Noir (1999) (V)

Bande son:

IF YOU SEE ME LAUGHING

Fantastic Sleeper Film.

"D.O.A" is an involving and entertaining little picture from start to finish. Dennis Quaid is at his caustic best; and Quaid 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.

The film is stylishly directed throughout, drawing on a number of influences to capture its 'seamy' feel. Would you credit that it's actually directed by two people? The answer is no. The whole thing is superbly slick, from its innovative camerawork to its unabashed use of black and white photography. All these elements help to keep proceedings fresh.

Really the greatest thrill here is to be had with the dialogue, it's snappy yet intricate, doesn't waste a word and yet still manages to be entertaining. The screenplay for this is like a pocket work of art.

This went unnoticed by me for ages before I finally caught it late at night. If this is the first you've heard about it, don't leave it like I did! Catch it soon, it really is top-notch... !

If you're in the mood for a solid genre flick that manages to surprise at every turn, this really fits the bill.