| Doctor Detroit | |
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Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Michael Pressman |
| Produced by | Robert K. Weiss |
| Written by | Bruce Jay Friedman Carl Gottlieb Robert Boris |
| Starring | Dan Aykroyd Howard Hesseman Fran Drescher Donna Dixon |
| Music by | James Brown (song, "Get up Offa That Thing/Dr. Detroit") Lalo Schifrin |
| Cinematography | King Baggot |
| Editing by | Christopher Greenbury |
| Studio | Brillstein Company |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
| Release date(s) | May 6, 1983 |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million |
| Box office | $10,375,893[1] |
Doctor Detroit is a 1983 comedy film, written by Bruce Jay Friedman, Robert Boris and Carl Gottlieb. The film stars Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, Lynn Whitfield, Fran Drescher, and Donna Dixon, with a special appearance by James Brown. The film was directed by Michael Pressman.
James Brown performed the theme song Get Up Offa That Thing/Dr. Detroit". Devo performed the "Theme From Doctor Detroit" and had another track in the film, "Luv-Luv". There was an EP with the "Theme from Doctor Detroit", "Luv-Luv", and a remix of the theme released, as well as a music video incorporating footage from the film.
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A shy, gentle man named Clifford Skridlow (Dan Aykroyd) is a professor of comparative literature at the financially strapped (fictional) Monroe College in Chicago. A chance encounter with four beautiful high class prostitutes at a restaurant changes his life forever. Smooth Walker (Howard Hesseman), their pimp, is in danger due to his enormous debt to the gruff "Mom" (Kate Murtagh), a Chicago mob boss. Smooth invents a fictitious business partner, the flamboyant "Doctor Detroit", in an attempt to save himself from Mom's wrath.
Through a series of comical misunderstandings, Cliff is conned into becoming Smooth Walker's patsy. He transforms himself into Doctor Detroit, embarking on a dangerous mission to protect the girls from Mom. He also must keep this secret from his straight-laced parents while simultaneously attempting to secure a large endowment for the struggling university. Cliff becomes a hero to the four women, but puts his life at grave risk.
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | |
| Released | 1983 |
| Genre | New Wave R & B Synth Pop |
| Label | Backstreet/MCA |
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A soundtrack album for the film was released on Backstreet Records. The track listing is as follows.
In her autobiography, Enter Whining, Fran Drescher comments that this film was expected to be a major hit, but that it fell short of that expectation; by the time the film ended its run in theatres, it had only managed to make US$10.8 million, on a budget of US$8 million.
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