Doctor Detroit

Doctor Detroit

He's making the world safe for insanity.

1983•1h 29m•5.0/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.0/10(73)

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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Production

Black Rhino Productions, Brillstein Company, Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

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

Kate Murtagh

Mom

Nan Martin

Nan Martin

Margaret Skridlow

George Furth

George Furth

Arthur Skridlow

Peter Elbling

Peter Elbling

Guptor

John A. Maloney

Commodore

Pershing P. Anderson

Stretch

William Munchow

Professor Artel

Ed Meekin

Professor Durant

Hank Salas

Johnny

Rudolph Kovar

Carson

Peter Aykroyd

Mr. Frankman

Glenne Headly

Glenne Headly

Miss Debbylike

Annabel Armour

Annabel Armour

Airline Clerk

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