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

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

Label
Doctor Detroit
Title
Doctor Detroit
Statement of responsibility
Universal ; a Black Rhino-Brillstein Company production ; screenplay by Carl Gottlieb, Robert Boris, and Bruce Jay Friedman ; story by Bruce Jay Friedman ; produced by Robert K. Weiss ; directed by Michael Pressman
Contributor
Actor
Cinematographer
Film director
Film producer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
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
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
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Credits note
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
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Language note
English soundtrack; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles
PerformerNote
Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, George Furth, Andrew Duggan, T.K. Carter, Nan Martin, Donna Dixon, Fran Drescher, Lydia Lei, Lynn Whitfield, Kate Murtagh
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1945-
  • 1930-2020
  • 1932-2008
  • 1923-1988
  • 1956-
  • 1957-
  • 1920-
  • 1943-
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  • Gottlieb, Carl
  • Boris, Robert
  • Friedman, Bruce Jay
  • Weiss, Robert K.
  • Pressman, Michael
  • Aykroyd, Dan
  • Hesseman, Howard
  • Furth, George
  • Duggan, Andrew
  • Carter, T. K.
  • Dixon, Donna
  • Drescher, Fran
  • Murtagh, Kate
  • Baggot, King
  • Schifrin, Lalo
  • Universal Pictures (Firm)
Runtime
91
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  • College teachers
  • Pimps
  • Prostitutes
  • Maestros
  • Prostitutas
  • Chicago (Ill.)
Technique
live action
Label
Doctor Detroit, Universal ; a Black Rhino-Brillstein Company production ; screenplay by Carl Gottlieb, Robert Boris, and Bruce Jay Friedman ; story by Bruce Jay Friedman ; produced by Robert K. Weiss ; directed by Michael Pressman, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1983
Bar code
  • 31223130443055
  • 31223130443089
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (91 min.)
Isbn
9781417002450
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192491528
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
24915
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)61251184
System details
  • DVD
  • DVD, NTSC Region 1, anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio), Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, single layer, single-sided
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Doctor Detroit, Universal ; a Black Rhino-Brillstein Company production ; screenplay by Carl Gottlieb, Robert Boris, and Bruce Jay Friedman ; story by Bruce Jay Friedman ; produced by Robert K. Weiss ; directed by Michael Pressman, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1983
Bar code
  • 31223130443055
  • 31223130443089
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (91 min.)
Isbn
9781417002450
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192491528
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
24915
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)61251184
System details
  • DVD
  • DVD, NTSC Region 1, anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio), Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, single layer, single-sided
Video recording format
DVD

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