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Where was D.O.A. filmed?

1988 film, directed by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton.

  • New Orleans

The story is set in Texas, about 595 miles (957 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Texas
Filmed in
New Orleans
Distance
About 595 miles (957 km) between Texas and the nearest filming location.

About D.O.A.

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Released
1988
Directors
Annabel JankelRocky Morton
Cast
Dennis QuaidMeg RyanCharlotte RamplingDaniel SternBrion JamesChristopher NeameJack KehoeJane KaczmarekJohn HawkesRobert Knepper
Genre
Neo-noirFilm NoirMysteryDrama
Based on
D.O.A.

The story

College Professor Dexter Cornell staggers into a police station to report his own murder.

There he runs into admiring student Sydney Fuller.

Police, having discovered scuff marks on the roof proving Nick was pushed to his death, arrest Dex on suspicion of having murdered both Gail and Nick out of jealousy over the affair, but he escapes.

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