Doctor Detroit

"He's making the world safe for insanity."

May 6 1983 R 1h 29m
Comedy

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.

Plot

Clifford Skridlow teaches at a small Chicago college run by his father. Conned into managing four prostitutes by their pimp, who skips town to escape the mob boss known as Mom, Clifford draws on his course in medieval literature in his quest to save the women from Mom.

Written by

Bruce Jay Friedman, Carl Gottlieb, Robert Boris

Directed by

Michael Pressman

Production Countries

Lebanon, United States of America

Production Companies

Black Rhino Productions, Brillstein Company, Universal Pictures

Languages

Español, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
6,508
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
48
Popularity
NA