Doctor Detroit
Doctor Detroit
Doctor Detroit
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1983
1h 29m
5.0(73 votes)
Comedy

Overview

A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in Chicago. A chance encounter with four beautiful women at a restaurant changes his life forever.

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Universal Pictures

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Cast & Crew

35 members
Acting

Dan Aykroyd

Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit

Dan Aykroyd
Acting

Howard Hesseman

Smooth Walker

Howard Hesseman
Acting

Donna Dixon

Monica McNeil

Donna Dixon
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Lydia Lei

Jasmine Wu

Lydia Lei
Acting

T.K. Carter

Diavolo Washington

T.K. Carter
Acting

Lynn Whitfield

Thelma Cleland

Lynn Whitfield
Acting

Fran Drescher

Karen Blittstein

Fran Drescher
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Kate Murtagh

Mom

Kate Murtagh
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Nan Martin

Margaret Skridlow

Nan Martin
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George Furth

Arthur Skridlow

George Furth
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Peter Elbling

Guptor

Peter Elbling
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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

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Hank Salas

Johnny

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Rudolph Kovar

Carson

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Peter Aykroyd

Mr. Frankman

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Glenne Headly

Miss Debbylike

Glenne Headly
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Annabel Armour

Airline Clerk

Annabel Armour
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Robert Cornthwaite

Professor Blount

Robert Cornthwaite
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Thomas O. Erhart Jr.

Dean Swift

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Parley Baer

Judge

Parley Baer
Acting

Oliver Clark

Shaky Alcoholic Lawyer

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Ben Kronen

Bailiff

Ben Kronen
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Lance Kinsey

Street Dude

Lance Kinsey
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Andrew Duggan

Harmon Rousehorn

Andrew Duggan
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Victoria Brown

Mrs. Fulsom

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Blackie Dammett

Eddie Four Eyes

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James Brown

Bandleader

James Brown
Acting

Alan Ruck

Student

Alan Ruck
Acting

Marilyn Corwin

Dancer (uncredited)

Marilyn Corwin
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Sue Bowser

Dream Girl

Sue Bowser
Acting

Derrick Brice

Players Ball Dancer

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Steven Williams

Junior Sweet

Steven Williams

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