CinemaOSMovie · 1983 · 1h 29m · R
Doctor Detroit

He's making the world safe for insanity.

51%(81)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed byMichael Pressman

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
EN
Released
May 6, 1983
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$10,375,893
Studios
Universal PicturesBlack Rhino ProductionsThe Brillstein Company

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Doctor Detroit (1983) - Official Trailer (HD)

Doctor Detroit (1983) - Official Trailer (HD)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit

Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman

Smooth Walker

Donna Dixon

Donna Dixon

Monica McNeil

Lydia Lei

Lydia Lei

Jasmine Wu

T.K. Carter

T.K. Carter

Diavolo Washington

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Thelma Cleland

Fran Drescher

Fran Drescher

Karen Blittstein

Kate Murtagh

Mom

Nan Martin

Nan Martin

Margaret Skridlow

George Furth

George Furth

Arthur Skridlow

Creative team
Directed by
Michael Pressman
Written by
Robert Boris
Robert Boris
Bruce Jay Friedman
Bruce Jay Friedman
Produced by
Robert K. Weiss
Robert K. Weiss

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