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Doctor Detroit is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Michael Pressman with writing by Bruce Jay Friedman, Carl Gottlieb, and Robert Boris. The film stars Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, Lynn Whitfield, Fran Drescher, and Donna Dixon, with a special appearance by James Brown.
- $8 million
- Robert K. Weiss
- May 6, 1983
May 6, 1983 · Doctor Detroit: Directed by Michael Pressman. With Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, Donna Dixon, Lydia Lei. A pimp on the run trusts his sex workers to a meek professor of literature, who accepts the challenge.
- Michael Pressman
- 48
- 2 min
Roger Ebert May 13, 1983. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. There is a sense in which "Doctor Detroit" could be a Jerry Lewis movie. It begins with the portrait of an eccentric, mild-mannered mope who leads a life of quiet desperation.
Fran Drescher: Karen Blittstein. Showing all 12 items. Jump to: Photos (11) Quotes (1) Photos. Quotes. Karen Blittstein : 'Morning, Stretch. Are you getting taller or did I break a heel? See also. Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs. Doctor Detroit. Recently Viewed. Get the IMDb App. Help.
During the 1980s, Drescher found success as a character actress with roles in films such as Gorp (1980), The Hollywood Knights (1980), Doctor Detroit (1983), The Big Picture (1989), UHF (1989), Cadillac Man (1990), and memorably in This Is Spinal Tap (1984) as publicist Bobbi Flekman.
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. Bruce Jay Friedman. Story, Writer. Michael Pressman. Director. Robert Boris. Writer. Carl Gottlieb.
From the producers of The Blues Brothers, and co-starring Donna Dixon and Fran Drescher, comes the laugh-out-loud film about a man committed to making the world safe for insanity. (Original...
