
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| The Associated PressBob ThomasThere is very little comic invention in the idea for Doctor Detroit (the screenplay is Identikit sitcom), but there's a lot of invention in Aykroyd's performance. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIn 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. |
| Mania.comRob VauxI'll be honest: it plays a lot better when you're twelve. |
| The A.V. ClubNathan RabinLike Boat Trip, another guilty pleasure of mine, Doctor Detroit is so transcendently stupid, gimmicky, and shameless that it almost becomes a smart meta-parody of stupid, gimmicky, shameless high-concept '80s comedies. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonNight 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. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Matthew FraserThere isn't one laugh in this so-called comedy...The resulting situations are so moronic that the movie is unwatchable. |
| DVDTalk.comScott WeinbergThere'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. |
| User ReviewTeresa LThis is about as cool as it gets, old school..LOL.. funny and nostalgic. The Godfather of soul, the funky man himself, JAMES BROWN, does his J>B> "thing" and it is bad-ass. SEE it,people. |
| User ReviewGreg KHilarious movie with a dose of chivalry. Really funny if you work in higher education. Rings close to home with some of my weirder experiences. |
| User ReviewTrevor FHillarious!!(I'll Rip Off Your Head & Shit Down Your Neck)LOL!! |