Doctor Detroit

1983
R
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

5.2/10

6.2K

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Dan Aykroyd, Fran Drescher, Donna Dixon, Lynn Whitfield, and Lydia Lei in Doctor Detroit (1983)

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Comedy

A pimp on the run trusts his prostitutes to a meek professor of literature, who accepts the challenge.A pimp on the run trusts his prostitutes to a meek professor of literature, who accepts the challenge.A pimp on the run trusts his prostitutes to a meek professor of literature, who accepts the challenge.

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IMDb RATING

5.2/10

6.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
This was the first movie that actor Dan Aykroyd made after his comedic buddy John Belushi (Jake Blues of "The Blues Brothers") had passed away, just three months before principal photography began.

Goofs
Smooth books a one-way flight to the Cook Islands, then local service to Roratonga. In fact the Cook Islands international airport is *on* Roratonga.

Quotes
Clifford Skridlow: [towards the end of a rant as Doctor Detroit] ... Mom, if you want trouble--I am talking about scorched earth, no survival, whole-sale destruction... body-bags and fire TROUBLE
[smashes car windshield]
Clifford Skridlow: --then you just keep comin' on!
Mom: You don't know what trouble is, jerkoff!
Clifford Skridlow: Mom, I am going to rip off your head and shit down your neck.

Crazy credits
The credits end with "Coming soon: Doctor Detroit II, The Wrath of Mom."

Connections
Featured in Devo: Theme from Doctor Detroit (1983)

Soundtracks
Theme From Doctor Detroit
Written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale (as G. V. Casale)
Performed by Devo
Devo produced by Devo
Devo appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.

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5/10

Silly comedy, completely forgettable ........

Okay, the characters are lively and likable, but the story is cartoon-like, so simplified that it is totally forgettable. One positive is the sharp editing, that keeps things moving along. Negatives would be the lack of enough laughs to recommend second viewings, and cartoon-like goings on that are seriously squirm inducing. "Doctor Detroit" comes across as a not fully developed "Saturday Night Live" skit. While the characters are certainly colorful, there is no real bite to the story. Fran Drescher and Howard Hessman try their stereotyped best, while Dan Aykroyd cavorts about trying to hold things together, but to no avail. Stick with "Trading Places" and avoid the comedic letdown of "Doctor Detroit". - MERK