

MovieComedy
Doctor Detroit
He's making the world safe for insanity.
5.1(82)19831h 29m
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
- Created by
- Bernie Brillstein
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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
Hank Salas
Johnny
Rudolph Kovar
Carson
Peter Aykroyd
Mr. Frankman

Glenne Headly
Miss Debbylike

Annabel Armour
Airline Clerk

Robert Cornthwaite
Professor Blount
Thomas O. Erhart Jr.
Dean Swift

Parley Baer
Judge
Oliver Clark
Shaky Alcoholic Lawyer
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Crew
Directing
- Michael PressmanDirector
Writing
- Carl GottliebWriter
- Robert BorisWriter
- Bruce Jay FriedmanStory
- Bruce Jay FriedmanWriter
Production
- Robert K. WeissProducer
- Wallis NicitaCasting
- Peter V. HeraldUnit Production Manager
- Bernie BrillsteinExecutive Producer
- Peter V. HeraldAssociate Producer
Camera
- King BaggotDirector of Photography
- Brian SmithGrip
Editing
- Christopher GreenburyEditor
Sound
- Lalo SchifrinOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Lawrence G. PaullProduction Design
- Hal GausmanSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Jerry O'DellMakeup Artist
- Joe La PlacaHairstylist
- Dee CrededioMakeup Artist
- Norma LeeHairstylist
- Gina RylanderMakeup Artist
- Daniel C. StriepekeMakeup Artist
- Betsy CoxCostume Design
- Dione TaylorHairstylist
Crew
- Janet BradyStunts