A timid college professor, conned into posing as a flamboyant pimp, finds himself enjoying his new occupation on the streets.
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Michael Pressman
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| 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 | |
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John A. Maloney | ... | Commodore |
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Pershing P. Anderson | ... | Stretch |
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William Munchow | ... | Professor Artel |
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Ed Meekin | ... | Professor Durant (as Edward Meekin) |
| Hank Salas | ... | Johnny | |
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Rudolph Kovar | ... | Carson (as Rudolf Kovar) |
| Kate Murtagh | ... | Mom | |
| Peter Elbling | ... | Guptor | |
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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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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 May 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dr. Detroit See more »Filming Locations:
Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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Gross USA:
$10,375,893Company Credits
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Performed by James Brown
Courtesy of Backstreet Records
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Playing Mr. Frankman was Peter Aykroyd who is the younger brother of Dan Aykroyd. Peter also appeared in bit parts in other films of his brother Dan such as Dragnet (1987) and Coneheads (1993). See more »Goofs
The passenger side mirror on the tow truck is in a different position before (collapsed against the door) and after (away from the door) the doctor jumps aboard. See more »Quotes
Clifford Skridlow: Do you have any idea how college faculty members eat? On what we get paid, a free meal is like honey to a bear to these people! They're going to want to eat enough to hibernate on! They're animals!See more »
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 DetroitPerformed by James Brown
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I actually grew up watching this movie. No, my parents didn't neglect me. They just understood good comedy - even when it involved hookers. I loved this movie even though I didn't understand half of the jokes. It began my lifelong love affair with James Brown at the tender age of seven. I would run around the house singing "Get Up Offa That Thing", entertaining my whole family. As I got older I could appreciate the humor and that made it all the better. In my eyes this will always be a classic, and I will continue to subject my friends to it's VHS (formerly Beta) greatness. And P.S. I am so sad that it is not available on DVD yet.