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Doctor Detroit is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Michael Pressman with writing by Bruce Jay Friedman, Carl Gottlieb, and Robert Boris. The film stars Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, Lynn Whitfield, Fran Drescher, and Donna Dixon, with a special appearance by James Brown.
May 6, 1983 · A college professor becomes a superpimp to protect four prostitutes from a mob boss in this 1983 comedy. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more.
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- Comedy
- Michael Pressman
- 1983-05-06
Apr 4, 2018 · 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 ...
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- Shout! Studios
Doctor Detroit. A nerdy college professor gets talked into posing as a flamboyant pimp - and discovers a whole new side to his personality! Hookers, mobsters, outrageous gags and the title song performed by Devo. 1,064 IMDb 5.2 1 h 30 min 1983. R.
TRAILER. Page 1 of 2, 6 total items. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. A pimp (Howard Hesseman) on the run trusts his call girls to a meek professor of literature...
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- Michael Pressman
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- Dan Aykroyd
Apr 9, 2008 · Original theatrical trailer for 1983's Dan Aykroyd effort Doctor Detroit. Starring Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, and Donna Dixon. "He's making the world safe for insanity."Original theatrical...
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Dan Aykroyd plays a nerdy professor who becomes a pimp in this slapstick comedy. Roger Ebert praises Aykroyd's performance and criticizes the plot and the ending.
