Doctor Detroit (1983)
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45% of users liked it
(3,895 ratings)
A college professor named Clifford Skridlow (Dan Aykroyd goes undercover as a Chicago pimp disguised by a bushy wig in this comedy from director Michael Pressman. When Smooth Walker (Howard Hesseman gets hunted by his gangster rival, Mom (Kate Murtagh), he foists his bevy of hookers on the… More A college professor named Clifford Skridlow (Dan Aykroyd goes undercover as a Chicago pimp disguised by a bushy wig in this comedy from director Michael Pressman. When Smooth Walker (Howard Hesseman gets hunted by his gangster rival, Mom (Kate Murtagh), he foists his bevy of hookers on the professor. Among the four hookers who are suddenly in his undercover life are Fran Drescher in an early role as an archetypal Jewish princess, and Donna Dixon as another of the high-class call-girls (Dixon and Aykroyd were later married). ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- R, 1 hr. 31 min.
- Directed By
- Michael Pressman
- Written By
- Carl Gottlieb, Robert Boris, Bruce Jay Friedman
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- May 6, 1983 Wide
- On DVD
- Sep 13, 2005
Critic Reviews
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Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
There's no sense of momentum, structure, or escalating comedic craziness; it's is like a feature-length SNL skit, and it's the sort they'd air right before the end credits.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A sassy comic tale about transformation.
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Cast
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Dan Aykroydas Clifford Skridlow -
Howard Hessemanas Smooth Walker -
T.K. Carteras Diavolo Washington
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Donna Dixonas Monica McNeil -
Lynn Whitfieldas Thelma Cleland -
Lydia Leias Jasmine Wu
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