Storyline
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.
Released
5/6/1983
Runtime
1h 29min
Director
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$10,375,893
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Black Rhino Productions, Brillstein Company, Universal Pictures
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
Ben Kronen
Bailiff
Lance Kinsey
Street Dude
Andrew Duggan
Harmon Rousehorn
Victoria Brown
Mrs. Fulsom
Blackie Dammett
Eddie Four Eyes
James Brown
Bandleader
Alan Ruck
Student
Marilyn Corwin
Dancer (uncredited)
Sue Bowser
Dream Girl
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