Doctor Detroit (1983)

[BhamDave 3]

Because Dan Ackroyd has made some deeply shitty movies.

[TrevorAlonzo 38]

Because Dan Ackroyd has made some deeply shitty movies.

Wow I love what BhamDave said.

[lochmonster 13]

Doctor (Woot! Woot!), Doctor Detroit!

 

That chant is all I remember from that movie.

 

That and Detrioit's "Crime Boss" was an overweight white lady.

 

Gloriously awful!

[IRONicmerMAN 391]

When I was a stupid kid, I saw this stupid movie probably before I was of an appropriate age to watch a movie of this stupidity. I had a blazer for dressy occasions and would wear it around and yell, "I'm Doctor Detroit!" Idiot.

 

HDTGM, cover this one to help me with my shame.

[TrevorAlonzo 38]

When I was a stupid kid, I saw this stupid movie probably before I was of an appropriate age to watch a movie of this stupidity. I had a blazer for dressy occasions and would wear it around and yell, "I'm Doctor Detroit!" Idiot.

 

HDTGM, cover this one to help me with my shame.

Can anyone imagine there kids dressing up and doing that? We have all dressed up as stupid movie characters.

[TrevorAlonzo 38]

This trailer. Dan just mention other movies with the word doctor in it, and don't mention the plot.

[CaseyRafter 42]

This trailer. Dan just mention other movies with the word doctor in it, and don't mention the plot.

https://youtu.be/-x1_4hEhxGU

There was a plot!?

[a literal wicker chair 0]

This movie needs to be done because it needs to be shown that Dan Ackroyd was painfully unfunny and terrible long before Nothing But Trouble. Doctor Detroit was also clearly sold on 'Dan Ackroyd will play crazy characters and wear crazy outfits and audiences will love it'; it's basically his version of an Ernest movie.

[NathanGordon 1096]

This was one of my earliest experiences with a bad movie. I remember watching it with my dad who was loudly complaining about how awful, tacky, and plain unfunny it was. I think that might have been when I realized that movies could actually be bad; you'd think Disney's Black Hole -- the first movie I ever saw -- would have convinced me of that.

 

Has Dan Aykroyd ever done anything on his own that was funny, or at least not outright terrible? His best work was always as a straight man or foil to other characters.

[CaseyRafter 42]

His best work was always as a straight man or foil to other characters.

So accurate. I just tried proving this false by looking through his IMDB page and every example I came across came with a partner or ensemble setup...or he was a minor character and not necessarily funny (but good a la Driving Miss Daisy, Twilight Zone, etc).

[a literal wicker chair 0]

It's also a bad sign when the music video for your movie's title track is better than the actual movie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLY9UuGLlZI

[TrevorAlonzo 38]

It's also a bad sign when the music video for your movie's title track is better than the actual movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLY9UuGLlZI

Oh Devo.

[MarcNado 28]

Watched this movie for the first time about 4 months ago and all I could think whilst watching it was, this is perfect for HDTGM

 

Would love to hear what they all think of it and I am sure Jason would be loving it

[FrancisRizzo3 212]

Adding my significant support to this film.

 

From the writer of Jaws and The Jerk, and the director of TMNT 2: The Secret of the Ooze: a college professor pretends to be a pimp, and is helped by prostitutes in an attempt to save his bankrupt college.

 

Brilliant.