D.O.A.

D.O.A. (2022)

Frank Bigelow is a private detective hired to follow the husband of a St. Augustine socialite. It's a routine assignment until he discovers that he's been secretly poisoned and has only days to live. With the clock ticking, Bigelow descends into a world of crooks and double-dealers, treacherous women and violent men, slashing through a tangle of conspiracies to figure out who "killed" him and why. Along the way, he must also confront the toxic effects of his own isolation. Can he solve the mystery, exact his revenge, and save his own soul before time runs out?

Date of release
2022-11-11
TMDB
2.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Action, Drama
Director
Kurt St. Thomas

Casting

Interesting facts

D.O.A. is a 2022 American neo-noir directed by Kurt St. Thomas and starring John Doe. It is a loose remake of the 1950 film of the same name starring Edmond O'Brien. Doe plays Frank Bigelow, a private detective in post-war Florida who discovers that he has been fatally poisoned and has to solve the mystery of his own murder. The film premiered at the 2022 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. It was subsequently released on multiple streaming platforms.

Production

Director Kurt St. Thomas came across the 1950 film D.O.A. while searching for public domain films for his next project. He was based in St. Augustine, Florida, at the time, and chose to modify the original D.O.A. storyline to be set in St. Augustine in the year 1949. The script was rewritten by Nicholas Griffin, who had previously worked on films such as Matchstick Men. St. Thomas said, "I broke a lot of rules making D.O.A., and I'm glad I did.

John Doe was cast as the main character Frank Bigelow. St. Thomas had known Doe for many years and discussed the storyline with him after Doe had just finished playing for his band X in St. Augustine. Doe remarked that he was attracted by the city's "gothic feel" and added, "A lot of the buildings are reminiscent of the era just previous to that, you know, the '20s and '30, and so it made perfect sense." Others who joined the cast included Lucind…

The film was shot in black-and-white on a RED Dragon camera with Angenieux lenses. Most of the filming took place in April 2019 across various locations in and around St. Augustine, including the Alligator Farm Zoological Park, the Bridge of Lions, the steam room at the Lightner Museum, the St. Augustine Lighthouse, and Evergreen Cemetery. Production experienced a delay due to COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions. St.

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