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Doctor Detroit

1983 · 89 min

A silly, energetic comedy of mistaken identity and double life, with broad gags and a feel-good party vibe.

Directed by
Michael Pressman
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
He's making the world safe for insanity.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Michael Pressman
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • class
  • friendship
  • work
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism3
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Michael Pressman
Written by
Bruce Jay Friedman, Carl Gottlieb, Robert Boris
Starring
Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, Donna Dixon, Lydia Lei, T.K. Carter, Lynn Whitfield, Fran Drescher, Kate Murtagh
Music
Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography
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Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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