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Feature film — 1983

Doctor Detroit (1983)

5.11h 29mComedy

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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A high-signal pick with 81 votes.

Black Rhino Productions / The Brillstein Company / Universal Pictures

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Director: Michael Pressman

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Cast & crew

Dan Aykroyd as Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit

Dan Aykroyd

Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit

Howard Hesseman as Smooth Walker

Howard Hesseman

Smooth Walker

Donna Dixon as Monica McNeil

Donna Dixon

Monica McNeil

Lydia Lei as Jasmine Wu

Lydia Lei

Jasmine Wu

T.K. Carter as Diavolo Washington

T.K. Carter

Diavolo Washington

Lynn Whitfield as Thelma Cleland

Lynn Whitfield

Thelma Cleland

Fran Drescher as Karen Blittstein

Fran Drescher

Karen Blittstein

K

Kate Murtagh

Mom

Nan Martin as Margaret Skridlow

Nan Martin

Margaret Skridlow

George Furth as Arthur Skridlow

George Furth

Arthur Skridlow

Peter Elbling as Guptor

Peter Elbling

Guptor

J

John A. Maloney

Commodore

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