Doctor Detroit (1983)

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89 min - Comedy - 25 November 1983 (Australia)

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A timid college professor, conned into posing as a flamboyant pimp, finds himself enjoying his new occupation on the streets.

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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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Storyline

Clifford Skridlow teaches at a small Chicago college run by his father. Conned into managing four prostitutes by their pimp, who skips town to escape the mob boss known as Mom, Clifford draws on his course in medieval literature in his quest to save the women from Mom. Written by <rth@ece.arizona.edu>

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He's making the world safe for insanity.

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Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 1983 (Australia) See more »

Also Known As:

Doctor Detroit y sus mujeres See more »

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,295,722 (USA) (1983)

Gross:

$10,375,893 (USA) (30 May 1983)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Rhino Productions, Brillstein Company See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Film debut of Lynn Whitfield. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: Smooth books a one-way flight to the Cook Islands, then local service to Roratonga. In fact the Cook Islands international airport is *on* Roratonga. See more »

Quotes

Clifford Skridlow: [as Doctor Detroit] I make adjustments to the human spine!
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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, we see "Coming soon: Doctor Detroit II,
the Wrath of Mom." See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Promises (#2.7)" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Get Up Offa That Thing / Doctor Detroit"
Performed by James Brown
Courtesy of Backstreet Records See more »

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