Doctor Detroit

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Doctor Detroit

R

1983

1h 31m

Comedy

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29%

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7 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

A pimp (Howard Hesseman) on the run trusts his call girls to a meek professor of literature (Dan Aykroyd), who accepts the challenge.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

In the midst of all of this, Dan Aykroyd enjoys himself and brings along a certain mad detachment that suggests he knows it's just a humble little screenplay, but he's amused by its pretension.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 23, 2004

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a meandering, curiously low-rent endeavor that contains few elements designed to capture and sustain the viewer’s interest...

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 12, 2025

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Night Shift and Risky Business were both polished comic gems -- hilarious and clever in equal measure -- yet sandwiched between their releases was this like-minded effort that did NOT yield similar dividends.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 29, 2021

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Rob Vaux

Mania.com

I'll be honest: it plays a lot better when you're twelve.

Rated: C-

May 14, 2013

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Sep 25, 2005

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Scott Weinberg

DVDTalk.com

There's no sense of momentum, structure, or escalating comedic craziness; it's is like a feature-length SNL skit, and it's the sort they'd air right before the end credits.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 24, 2005

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Brent A

10% rating ... Not a funny movie. Incredibly dumb plot. Horrible acting. Just all around bad.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/10/25

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Stephen C

Unfunny in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/16/25

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Demented N

Great cast 👏 Dan met his wife here and his best friend Fran. It could of been Better but still kinda fun for what it is that dance number with James Brown is just a classic. It's wasn't a cheep movie they had visions of a franchise after all naked (slap stick gun) had a few movies. Some of the costumes are fabulous of the various extras

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/06/23

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Audience Member

Too mother****ing nasty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Underrated movie. Young Dan and lots of fun stuff

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Sometimes Dan-Aykroyd-over-the-top works; sometimes not. This is an example of the latter.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Synopsis

A pimp (Howard Hesseman) on the run trusts his call girls to a meek professor of literature (Dan Aykroyd), who accepts the challenge.

Director: Michael Pressman
Producer: Robert K. Weiss
Screenwriter: Carl Gottlieb, Robert Boris, Bruce Jay Friedman
Production Co: Black Rhino Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 20, 2017
Runtime: 1h 31m

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