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A review by atytyut2434 on Doctor Detroit (DVD) May 19th, 2009
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Liked it
Story
Good
Characters / Performances
Good
Special Effects
Standard
How does it compare to similar films?
Good
Advantages:
Very funny
Disadvantages:
Not known outside the US
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Take a bit of Don Quixote, Trading Places, Risky Business and The Nutty Professor. Throw in Dan Ackroyd, Howard Hesseman and Fran Drescher. And you have Dr Detroit.
Dan plays a mild mannered college Professor who is chosen by Hesseman as his made-up business partner Dr Detroit. Hesseman owes money to Mom, a big-time hood in his local city and has no intention of paying. So he creates Dr Detroit, his business partner who will pay Mom and skips town leaving Dan to create Dr Detroit and look after the hookers and either pay off Mom or run her out of town.
A film that I think was most likely never released outside of the USA. Which is a shame as it has a good plot, good characters and good set pieces that drive the film well. Combine some excellent 80's music, throw in pimps and James Brown for good measure and you have one of Dan's best films and this does not deserve to be as unknown as is it.
It has all the ingredients for a cult classic and really does deserve DVD release worldwide. This doesn't look dated for an 80's movie, it's well shot and was pretty funny. I highly recommend you watch it.
Studio(s): ANCHOR BAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT; ARVATO SERVICES
DVD Description
An insipid college professor becomes involved with four prostitutes after a smooth talking pimp leaves them at his apartment. The poor girls are trying to hide from the mob.
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Sound: Dolby Digital
Professional reviews
Review: ...Entertainingly slapdash... (New York Times, 04/02/2009)
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