Ryan Gosling agreed to join the film in exchange for the studio financing his directorial debut Lost River.
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Skridlow's poetic recitation at the trunk of his car is mostly an excerpt from William Shakespeare's "The Life of King Henry The Fifth" (Act IV, Chorus). However, he misquotes the first phrase, saying "From inside the jouster's tents . . .", which is not from any of Shakespeare's writings.
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The first picture in which Dan Aykroyd got top billing.
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James Brown: As a Bandleader.
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Things that Doctor Detroit was an expert in included systems analysis, comparative literature, chivalry and honor, rock climbing, power walking and Indian cuisine.
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The character of the rather-rotund female mob boss is played by actress Kate Murtagh. During the entirety of the film, she is only ever referred to as "Mom."
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The Illinois license plate on Dan Aykroyd's car is BDR-529; this is the same plate that was on the Bluesmobile in "The Blues Brothers (1980)."
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Dan Aykroyd married Donna Dixon after working with her on this project. They would also both appear later in "Spies Like Us (1985)" and "The Couch Trip (1988)."
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The name of Howard Hesseman's pimp character was "Smooth Walker". The amount of money that Walker owed to mob boss Mom was $80,000.
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T.K. Carter has starred in movies with Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase who are friends in real life. Carter starred with Chevy Chase in "Seems Like Old Times (1980)." In both movies Carter plays a chauffeur and butler.
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At 27:23, a young Alan Ruck (Cameron of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)) can be spotted as one of the students in Professor Skridlow's class.
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The components of the Doctor Detroit character's look were distinguishable by having a bushy wig, yellow coat, red shirt, green pants, golden bling and a metal hand.
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James Brown and Dan Aykroyd previously worked together on The Blues Brothers (1980). Doctor Detroit (1983) was the second of three collaborations, Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) being the other. All three movies were filmed on location in Chicago.
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Second consecutive movie where actor Dan Aykroyd had sported blonde hair which he had in his previous movie "Neighbors (1981)."
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The academic discipline that Clifford Skridlow was a professor of was comparative literature. The name of the university he taught at was Monroe College. The distance he power walked to work every day was six miles.
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Doctor Detroit - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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