DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)

The world's best fighters are invited to DOA, an invitational martial arts contest. There, four female rival fighters will have to work together to uncover the secret that the organizer of the tournament is trying to hide.

Director:

Corey Yuen (as Cory Yuen)

Writers:

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

Stars:

Jaime Pressly, Devon Aoki, Sarah Carter

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:

based on video game | bare midriff | legs crossed | tournament | island | 

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Taglines:

They're the ultimate fighters. They've got the looks. They've got the moves, and the men fall at their feet.

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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 [Germany] TFM [France]

Country:

UK Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 June 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

DOA

Filming Locations:

China

Box Office

Budget:

$21,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£224,786 (United Kingdom), 17 September 2006, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$260,713, 17 June 2007, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$480,314, 1 July 2007

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film, 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

Kasumi and Gen Fu has a brief fight with where Kasumi paralyzes Gen Fu, but the scene was left out of the film. It is featured among the deleted scenes on the DVD.

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Goofs

(at around 58 mins) When Helena is fighting all the guards on the staircase, there are knocked out guards and a samurai sword lying directly behind her foot. In the next shot, they are all to the side so that Helena can run down the steps.

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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 Jerry Maguire (1996)

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Soundtracks

Bitches from Hell
From the motion picture Thelma & Louise (1991)
Written by Hans Zimmer
Performed by Hans Zimmer
Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Music, Inc.

User Reviews

An entertaining action flick - especially for blokes

Some great fight sequences - many of which took more than a week to film. Excellent stunts. Gorgeous costumes and scenery. A Cock rock soundtrack. What is not to love about DOA? Based on the popular Dead Or Alive video game series (last seen as DOA 4 on the XBox 360) this movie is a lot better than the previous attempts like Street Fighter. Many of the on screen stars resemble their in-game persona's in an uncannily realistic way too.

The girls are all gorgeous yet could really kick your butt. The strenuous training they need to "seem real" never seems to show too much. The beach volleyball scene is an added bonus for fans of the series. No wobbly boobs from what I could tell although they were always exaggerated were they not? Great Saturday arvo entertainment for blokes - but girls check it out as you can really kick arse with the best of them.