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Doctor Detroit [Blu-ray]

Dan Aykroyd;Howard Hesseman;Fran Drescher;Lynn Whitfield;Donna Dixon (Actor), Michael Pressman (Director) Rated:

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Genre	Comedy
Format	Widescreen, NTSC, Subtitled
Contributor	Michael Pressman, Dan Aykroyd;Howard Hesseman;Fran Drescher;Lynn Whitfield;Donna Dixon
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 30 minutes

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For almost 20 years, Shout! Factory has redefined what it means to be an entertainment company for fans, by fans. Through its beginnings lovingly releasing and reviving beloved cult films and classic TV series, Shout! cultivated an uncanny ability to rediscover great content and applied these skills to producing and distributing fan-driven new releases that set the bar for independent entertainment. Shout! Factory's extensive experience in a diverse array of genres has led to the launch of several well-respected properties, including Shout! Studios, Scream Factory, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Shout Kids, Shout Select and the streaming service Shout! Factory TV. Capitalizing on both traditional and emerging digital platforms, Shout! Factory is a media company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture.

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"Ladies and gentlemen, players and ladies, high-lifes and low-lifes, all you trash with cash, allow me to announce the Doctor is IN! ",
Clifford Skridlow’s newest profession is the oldest profession in Doctor Detroit, a chaotic comedy starring the one and only Dan Aykroyd.
When fast-talking pimp Smooth Walker (Howard Hesseman, WKRP In Cincinnati) finds himself in hot water with Chicago crime boss Mom (Kate Murtagh), he claims that there’s a new player in the game: Doctor Detroit, a cat who’s badder than bad ... and completely fictitious. In need of a patsy until the heat dies down, Smooth hits paydirt with mild-mannered professor Clifford Skridlow (Aykroyd): and promptly skips town, leaving his bevy of sexy "employees", in Clifford’s hapless hands. Charmed by the ladies and spurred by his dedication to chivalry, Clifford agrees to become their protector and ally, transforming himself from a power-walking professor to a heroic hustler ... and throwing down the gauntlet to save his college from financial ruin and the four damsels from the wrath of Mom!

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Michael Pressman
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Widescreen, NTSC, Subtitled
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 30 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ April 24, 2018
Actors ‏ : ‎ Dan Aykroyd;Howard Hesseman;Fran Drescher;Lynn Whitfield;Donna Dixon
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Studio ‏ : ‎ SHOUT! FACTORY
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B078X9BG82
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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SLOTHQUEEN

Funny movie

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2023

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This is a funny movie to watch

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C. Jerome

The Doctor is in!

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2023

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Funny thing, I still found it pretty funny. Aykroyd is one of the great comedy actors. Always a joy to watch something that brings back memories.

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Meeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Gloriously Goofy

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2023

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Wonderful guilty pleasure movie that has aged much better than similar films from its era. Enjoy!

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Abi LeCavalier

Bad movie ✅

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2023

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If you like bad movies with an ample helping of 80’s cheese, THIS is the movie fer ya!

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cookieman108

"The bad man from Michigan, himself."

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2005

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There's few things worse, cinematically speaking, than an unfunny comedy, and Dan Aykroyd has had his share of them...Caddyshack II (1988), Nothing But Trouble (1991), Canadian Bacon (1995), Sgt. Bilko (1996), Celtic Pride (1996), Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), the list seems endless...but know this, at some point in the past, he did appear in some classic comedies like The Blues Brothers (1980), Neighbors (1981), which I wish would see a DVD release, Trading Places (1983), and this film titled Doctor Detroit (1983). Co-written by Bruce Jay Friedman (Stir Crazy, Splash), Carl Gottlieb (The Jerk, Caveman), and Robert Boris (Some Kind of Hero), and directed by Michael Pressman (The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, Some Kind of Hero), the film features, as I mentioned, Dan Aykroyd, along with Howard Hesseman ("WKRP in Cincinnati", This Is Spinal Tap, Rubin and Ed), Donna Dixon (Spies Like Us), Lydia Lei (Vice Squad), T.K. Carter (Seems Like Old Times, The Thing), Lynn Whitfield (Silverado, The Josephine Baker Story), Fran Drescher (The Hollywood Knights, This Is Spinal Tap), George Furth (Blazing Saddles), Nan Martin (Toys in the Attic), and Kate Murtagh (Waxwork II: Lost in Time), who can also be seen on the cover of Supertramps' biggest selling album "Breakfast in America", posing as the diner waitress holding aloft a glass of orange juice.

Aykroyd plays Clifford Skridlow, a professor of comparative literature (primarily focusing on such antiquated notions as chivalry and honor) who fancies speed walking, Indian food, foreign cinema, and lives with his parents (Cliff's father, played by Furth, is chancellor of the university)...basically the antithesis of cool...on the flipside we see Smooth Walker (Hesseman), man about town, making his living peddling the wares of his rather fine stable of ladies, who are coveted by Mom (Murtagh), the big cheese in town, and to whom Smooth is in debt up to his eyeballs. Mom's willing to settle up (everything Smooth owes, including his ladies, in exchange for his life), but the quick thinking Smooth creates a fictional character called Doctor Detroit, claiming he's in charge of show, and is also trying to muscle in on Mom's territory. After a couple of coincidental meetings, Smooth sets the naïve Cliff up as the patsy, and splits town. With the help of the girls and Smooth's driver Diavolo (Carter), Cliff dons the role as "the bad man from Michigan" out of a sense of honor and duty towards the ladies, assuming the role of their protector. The situation quickly spirals out of control as the strain of leading a double life wears on Cliff, culminating in his worlds colliding when an alumni dinner and the player's ball are scheduled for the same night, at the same hotel, both of which he's supposed to be in attendance, in one persona or another...not only that, but Mom, along with her goons, decide to crash the party and settle the good doctor's hash once and for all.

This was a pretty ridiculous movie, but I enjoyed it, and thought it was pretty funny. Aykroyd does a great job in his dual role, but is helped considerably by the supporting cast, especially the women, who are often dressed provocatively and hard not to notice (oh momma), including Ms. Dixon, who met and married Aykroyd during shooting of this film. Also doing a great job is T.K. Carter, as Smooth's driver, and Kate Murtagh as `Mom', the film's heavy (both figuratively and literally). Did anyone else notice Mom's baldheaded henchmen were named Johnny and Carson? Get it? Johnny Carson? And if the one playing Johnny (Hank Salas) looks familiar, it's probably because he also played Mike, the thug Matt Dillon's character Melvin Moody hired to protect his interests in the 1980 film My Bodyguard. The comedy doesn't flow as smoothly throughout here as in some of Aykroyd's other films of the time, but it is present, and in healthy doses. A few of my favorite scenes include the one where Aykroyd dresses up as a southern gentleman lawyer to get one of the girls out of trouble (the courtroom judge was a real cracker), the scene where we first see Aykroyd as Doctor Detroit, dressed in a scruffy Kato Kaelin wig, yellow sports jacket, green polyester slacks, white platform boots, and a metal gauntlet on his hand, and then near the end, during the finale, when Doctor Detroit does battle with Mom at the hotel. Another scene I really liked was during the Player's Ball, when James Brown was performing. I've never seen a 50-year-old man do the splits like Brown did here, sliding back up as smooth as you please. While I'm going that way I wanted to mention the music, which helped the film a lot. There were some excellent songs spread throughout by such artists as Pattie Brooks, Devo, Rick James, Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, and The Godfather of Soul, The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, Soul Brother Number One, Mr. James Brown. The film is rated R, but only because of profanity...alas, there is no real skin to be had here, which was kind of a disappointment given the attractive supporting female cast.

The widescreen (1.85:1) anamorphic picture on this Universal Studios DVD release looks very sharp and clean, and the Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio comes through very clear. Surprisingly there are no special features, not even an original trailer, to be had, but I know the film didn't do very well at the time of its theatrical release, gaining more of a following, I think, from cable viewers (this was how I originally saw the film, since I wasn't old enough to see it in the theaters). One thing I noticed was a couple of errors in the subtitles. The one that stuck out was near the beginning, when T.K. Carter's character calls out to Skridlow (whose speed walking) from his car, "Hey man, nice legs." In the movie, Skridlow replies "Thank you", but in the subtitles he says something very different...watch with English subtitles activated to see what I mean.

Cookieman108

By the way, while the film does feature Detroit in the title, much of it was shot in Chicago, the exteriors at least, a favored location of Aykroyd.

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Anne

Completely Zany

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2022

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If youve never seen this or Loose Cannons, be warned that your first watch might be a lot of second hand embarrassment.

Dan Aykroyd is an absolute treasure. He's so talented and he is amazingly versatile. This movie was my first experience of him truly unleashed and I was really under prepared. It is incredibly whacky. He really goes for it.

The plot is typical for an 80s movie of this nature. Saving the girls, dangerous men, etc.

Aykroyd is great in it, the women are fantastic, and the ending is cute. But make sure you're ready for it...!

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S. Kelly

Nothing can stop the DOCTOR

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2006

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This movie is so ridiculous you gotta love it..... or hate it. Those are the two responses I encounter, loving it being my own. I know of no lukewarm reactions to this movie from those I know who've seen it.

This movie is produced and directed by the same person who directed the original Blues Brothers movie. I take this flick as a series of loosely strung together comedy skits. The plot is corny but its the perfect framework to hang a collection of verbal and visual puns, anecdotes and poking fun at stereotypes.

In this way it is very much the same formula used in the BB movie

The scene where Akroyd impersonates a southern lawyer, complete with a colonel sanders looking outfit he just bought from an attorney in the same courthouse is for me a laugh riot.

The movie was filmed in Chicago and as a native that appealed to me. Lots of visual and dialogue references to the locale.

I can't imagine I'm alone in appreciating this movie...... it's been recently reissued after being unavailable for a number of years........

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Stefanie Socci

Love this movie

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2022

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My movie got here fast. I couldn’t wait to watch it. The seller was amazing.

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DARRIN S

Hilarious Movie

Reviewed in Canada on August 8, 2018

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I am so happy to watch this again , one of Dan's first solo blockbusters . Disk is in awesome condition , no issues and delivered ahead of estimated time .

M Cowell

Dated perhaps but still a good comedy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 25, 2012

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OK this is not a movie that was going to win an oscar, but it has a good cast and story and will make you smile and laugh.
In today's world CGI films it is good to know you do not always need CGI to make a good comedy.

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Reviewed in Canada on July 15, 2020

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Doctor Danny is in the house. Good stuff.

oliver meissner

Doktor Detroit - ein muss für 80 er Fans!

Reviewed in Germany on February 7, 2016

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War ja nicht schwer! Ist ein Kultfilm!
Dan Akroyd spielt so genial.
Hatte den Film früher schon oft gesehen und finde ihn immer noch gut!
Allein James Brown mit seinem Auftritt ist sehenswert

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M.W.

Great Classic!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2012

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I've always loved this movie, an 80's classic. I'm so happy to add it to my DVD collection. It's one of the funniest movies ever, and not vulgar.

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