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Doctor Detroit (1983)

R 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.

Director:

Michael Pressman
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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 Lydia Lei ...
Jasmine Wu
T.K. Carter T.K. Carter ...
Diavolo Washington
Lynn Whitfield ...
Thelma Cleland
Fran Drescher ...
Karen Blittstein
John A. Maloney John A. Maloney ...
Commodore
Pershing P. Anderson Pershing P. Anderson ...
Stretch
William Munchow William Munchow ...
Professor Artel
Ed Meekin Ed Meekin ...
Professor Durant (as Edward Meekin)
Hank Salas ...
Johnny
Rudolph Kovar Rudolph Kovar ...
Carson (as Rudolf Kovar)
Kate Murtagh Kate Murtagh ...
Mom
Peter Elbling 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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Taglines:

He's making the world safe for insanity.

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(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)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

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 »


Soundtracks

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