Season 6: Episode 295 - MAKE/REMAKE: DOA (1950)/DOA (1988)

DOA (1949)

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D.O.A. is a 1950 American film noir directed by Rudolph Maté, starring Edmond O'Brien and Pamela Britton. It is considered a classic of the genre. A fatally poisoned man tries to find out who has poisoned him and why. It was the film debuts of Beverly Garland (as Beverly Campbell) and Laurette Luez.

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DOA (1988)

 

D.O.A. is a 1988 American neo-noir mystery thriller film and a remake of the 1950 film noir of the same name. While it shares the same premise, it has a different story and characters. The film was directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, 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 was filmed in Austin, Texas and San Marcos, Texas.

 

Opening Credits; Introduction (.38); Background History (18.29); DOA (1950) Film Trailer (19.44); The Original (22.11); Let's Rate (39.27); Amazing Design Advertisement (52.24); Introducing a Remake (53.36); DOA (1988) Film Trailer (54.14); The Remake (55.47); How Many Stars (1:25.07); End Credits (1:29.47); Closing Credits (1:31.26)

 

Opening Credits– Epidemic Sound – copyright 2021. All rights reserved

 

Closing Credits:  Dead On Arrival by Fall Out Boy.  Taken from the album Take This To Your Grave.  Copyright 2003 Fueled by Ramen

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