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Doctor Detroit (1983)

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Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Synopsis: Dan Aykroyd stars in this comedy about a nerdy professor masquerading as a mobster. Professor Clifford Skridlow teaches a course called "Chivalry in Literature" at a Midwestern college. When he is asked to come to the rescue of four call girls who are being threatened by Chicago's most... Dan Aykroyd stars in this comedy about a nerdy professor masquerading as a mobster. Professor Clifford Skridlow teaches a course called "Chivalry in Literature" at a Midwestern college. When he is asked to come to the rescue of four call girls who are being threatened by Chicago's most ruthless mob boss, Skridlow decides to practice what he teaches. Disguised as high-rolling gangster "Dr. Detroit," the shy academic is introduced to a world of wicked pleasures. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, Donna Dixon, T.K. Carter, Fran Drescher

Director: Michael Pressman
Producer: Robert K. Weiss
Screenwriter: Carl Gottlieb, Robert Boris, Bruce Jay Friedman
Director: King Baggot
Composer: Lalo Schifrin

DVD Info

Release:

Sep 13, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
  • Single (Single Sided)

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2..0 Mono - English

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A sassy comic tale about transformation.

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Only sporadically funny even with Aykroyd firing on all cylinders.

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Jack Sommersby
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There's no sense of momentum, structure, or escalating comedic craziness; it's is like a feature-length SNL skit, and it's the sort they'd air right before the end credits.

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