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5.2/10
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A pimp on the run trusts his sex workers to a meek professor of literature, who accepts the challenge.A pimp on the run trusts his sex workers to a meek professor of literature, who accepts the challenge.A pimp on the run trusts his sex workers to a meek professor of literature, who accepts the challenge.
Ed Meekin
- Professor Durant
- (as Edward Meekin)
Rudolph Kovar
- Carson
- (as Rudolf Kovar)
Storyline
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- TriviaFirst movie that actor Dan Aykroyd made after his comedic buddy John Belushi (Jake Blues of The Blues Brothers) had passed away, just three(3) months before principal photography began.
- GoofsSmooth 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 creditsAt the end of the credits, we see "Coming soon: Doctor Detroit II, the Wrath of Mom."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Devo: Theme from Doctor Detroit (1983)
- SoundtracksTheme 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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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
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- Feb 17, 2013
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Dr. Detroit
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,375,893
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,295,722
- May 8, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $10,375,893
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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