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Director:
Michael Pressman
Writers:
Bruce Jay Friedman (story)
Carl Gottlieb (writer) ...
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Release Date:
25 November 1983 (Australia) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
He's making the world safe for insanity.
Plot:
A timid college professor, conned into posing as a flamboyant pimp, finds himself enjoying his new occupation on the streets. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Campy as heck more (30 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dan Aykroyd ... Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit

Howard Hesseman ... Smooth Walker
Donna Dixon ... Monica McNeil
Lydia Lei ... Jasmine Wu
T.K. Carter ... Diavolo Washington

Lynn Whitfield ... Thelma Cleland

Fran Drescher ... Karen Blittstein
John A. Maloney ... Commodore
Pershing P. Anderson ... Stretch
William Munchow ... Professor Artel
Ed Meekin ... Professor Durant (as Edward Meekin)
Hank Salas ... Johnny
Rudolph Kovar ... Carson (as Rudolf Kovar)
Kate Murtagh ... Mom
Peter Elbling ... Guptor
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Additional Details

Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Illinois license plate on Dan Aykroyd's car is BDR-529; this is the same plate that was on the Bluesmobile in The Blues Brothers (1980). more
Quotes:
Clifford Skridlow: [waking from a nightmare where his mother becomes a prostitute] NO! I will NOT sell my mother!
Margaret Skridlow: [walking in on him] Of course, not dear. But it's a sweet thought.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mitchell (#6.12)" (1993) more
Soundtrack:
Get It On And Have A Party more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Campy as heck, 23 June 2000
5/10
Author: slaususe2 from St. Louis, MO

This is not the type of movie you watch for the clever plot and well-defined characters. This is a cheap, bawdy comic romp to be enjoyed with the fellas at a weekend get-together or at a bachelor party. Where else can you see a nubile young Fran Drescher wearing next to nothing and James Brown urging a crowd of scantily clad dancers to "get up offa that thang" in the same movie?

Nothing wrong with a little mindless entertainment, especially since Dr. Detroit doesn't pretend to be anything else.

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