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Doctor Detroit / Universal ; a Black Rhino-Brillstein Company production ; screenplay by Carl Gottlieb, Robert Boris, and Bruce Jay Friedman ; produced by Robert K. Weiss ; directed by Michael Pressman.

Gottlieb, Carl. (Added Author). Boris, Robert, 1945- (Added Author). Friedman, Bruce Jay, 1930-2020 (Added Author). Weiss, Robert K. (Added Author). Pressman, Michael. (Added Author). Aykroyd, Dan. (Added Author). Hesseman, Howard. (Added Author). Furth, George, 1932-2008 (Added Author). Duggan, Andrew, 1923-1988 (Added Author). Carter, T. K., 1956- (Added Author). Dixon, Donna, 1957- (Added Author). Drescher, Fran. (Added Author). Murtagh, Kathryn I. (Added Author). Baggott, King, 1879-1948 (Added Author). Schifrin, Lalo. (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, George Furth, Andrew Duggan, T.K. Carter, Nan Martin, Donna Dixon, Fran Drescher, Lydia Lei, Lynn Whitfield, Kate Murtagh. (Cast).

Summary:
Clifford Skridlow is a teacher at a small Chicago college run by his father. A pimp cons Clifford into managing his four prostitutes, then skips town to escape the mob boss known as Mom. Clifford decides to draw on his course on medieval literature in his quest to save the women from Mom.

Record details

  • ISBN: 141700245X
  • ISBN: 9781417002450
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal, [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:
DVD release of the 1983 motion picture.
Region 1, anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio), Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, single layer, single-sided.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Story, Bruce Jay Friedman ; director of photography, King Baggot ; editor, Christopher Greenbury ; music, Lalo Schifrin ; featured musical performance, James Brown ; costume designer, Betsy Cox ; production designer, Lawrence G. Paull.
Participant or Performer Note:
Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, George Furth, Andrew Duggan, T.K. Carter, Nan Martin, Donna Dixon, Fran Drescher, Lydia Lei, Lynn Whitfield, Kate Murtagh.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
English soundtrack; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.

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Subject: College teachers > Drama.
Pimps > Drama.
Prostitutes > Drama.
Chicago (Ill.) > Drama.
Genre: Comedy films.
Feature films.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library DVD DOCTOR (Text) 50686013352377 Storage Available -
Taylor Community Library DVD DOCTOR (Text) 50692010502816 Adult Video Fiction Available -
West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library DOC (Text) 33249021140813 DVD Checked Out 05/15/2024

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