Doctor Detroit
“He's making the world safe for insanity.”
1983•R•1h 29m•5.1•Released
Comedy
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.
Director
Michael Pressman
Writer
Carl Gottlieb, Robert Boris, Bruce Jay Friedman
Budget
$8M
Revenue
$10M
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
Black Rhino Productions
Cast
Dan Aykroyd
Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
Howard Hesseman
Smooth Walker
Donna Dixon
Monica McNeil
Lydia Lei
Jasmine Wu
T.K. Carter
Diavolo Washington
Lynn Whitfield
Thelma Cleland
Fran Drescher
Karen Blittstein
Kate Murtagh
Mom
Nan Martin
Margaret Skridlow
George Furth
Arthur Skridlow
Peter Elbling
Guptor
John A. Maloney
Commodore
Pershing P. Anderson
Stretch
William Munchow
Professor Artel
Ed Meekin
Professor Durant
Production
Company
Black Rhino Productions
Company
The Brillstein Company
Company
Universal Pictures
Producer
Robert K. Weiss
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