DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)

The movie adaptation of the best selling video game series Dead or Alive.

Director:

Corey Yuen

Writers:

J.F. Lawton (screenplay), Adam Gross (screenplay),

Stars:

Jaime Pressly, Devon Aoki, Holly Valance

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jaime Pressly	...	Tina Armstrong
Devon Aoki	...	Kasumi
Holly Valance	...	Christie Allen
Sarah Carter	...	Helena Douglas
Natassia Malthe	...	Ayane
Kane Kosugi	...	Ryu Hayabusa
Matthew Marsden	...	Max
Eric Roberts	...	Donovan
Steve Howey	...	Weatherby
Brian White	...	Zack
Kevin Nash	...	Bass Armstrong
Collin Chou	...	Hayate
Derek Boyer	...	Bayman
Silvio Simac	...	Leon
Fang Liu	...	Gen Fu

Storyline

A number of fighters are invited to DOA, an invitational martial arts contest. They travel to the tournament island by plane, until they have to jump out mid-flight with parachutes, and then have until sundown to reach the main island to be entered into the tournament. Fighters are then pooled against one another in a knock-out style tournament, with the loser of a battle sent home, and the winner progressing to the subsequent round. The plot revolves around four female fighters who begin as rivals, but subsequently find themselves teaming up against another force.

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Plot Keywords:

tournament | island | female fighter | martial arts | parachute | 

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Taglines:

Killer looks are nothing without the right moves...

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Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for pervasive martial arts and action violence, some sexuality and nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Offical site [de] TFM [fr]

Country:

USA Germany UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 September 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

DOA

Filming Locations:

China

Box Office

Budget:

$21,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$260,713 (USA) (15 June 2007)

Gross:

$480,314 (USA) (29 June 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film Produktion, VIP 4 Medienfonds, Mindfire Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

WILHELM SCREAM: As Hayabusa kicks a guards off a balcony at 00:41:02.

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Goofs

When Weatherby is talking to Helena on the stairs, towards the end of the scene, a bounce card can clearly be seen reflected in his glasses.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ryu Hayabusa: Princess Kasumi, your brother is dead. Your destiny is to lead your people.
Kasumi: I will not believe he is dead, until I see his body.
Ryu Hayabusa: There is no body.
Kasumi: Then he is not dead.

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Connections

References Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball (2003)

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Soundtracks

"I Like the Way"
Written by Dylan Burns and Christopher Karyotakis
Performed by Bodyrockers
Courtesy of Turnaround Records

User Reviews

Absolutely Fantastic... if you're watching it in 1996.

In 1999, the martial arts movie was redefined by "The Matrix." What people forget is, the martial arts movie was previously redefined four years earlier, with the release of 1995's "Mortal Kombat." Of course, yes, "The Matrix" left everything before it in the dust. But for that 4 years, we had a short-lived champion... exciting action sequences, fair-to-cheesy dialogue, and a thumping techno soundtrack. It took something as historical as the Wachowski Brothers to knock it off its perch.

"Dead or Alive" features action sequences about on-par with "Mortal Kombat," dialogue scenes that are only slightly more painful, and the added presence of Eric Roberts, which takes two full points off its IMDb rating just for attaching his name to it.

I didn't hate DOA; it was miles better than "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation" and director Corey Yuen ("Transporter," "So Close") is certainly light-years better than Uwe Boll, if that even means anything.

Slightly better than your average rental, but not worth a $7 movie ticket. In 1996 this would have made a bundle, but today it's just something that might actually hold your attention on cable at 3 a.m. 6/10.