"A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in Chicago. A chance encounter with four beautiful women at a restaurant changes his life forever."
Dan Aykroyd
as Clifford Skridlow / Doctor Detroit
Howard Hesseman
as Smooth Walker
Donna Dixon
as Monica McNeil
Lydia Lei
as Jasmine Wu
T.K. Carter
as Diavolo Washington
Lynn Whitfield
as Thelma Cleland
Fran Drescher
as Karen Blittstein
Kate Murtagh
as Mom
Nan Martin
as Margaret Skridlow
George Furth
as Arthur Skridlow
Peter Elbling
as Guptor
John A. Maloney
as Commodore
Pershing P. Anderson
as Stretch
William Munchow
as Professor Artel
Ed Meekin
as Professor Durant
Hank Salas
as Johnny
Rudolph Kovar
as Carson
Peter Aykroyd
as Mr. Frankman
Glenne Headly
as Miss Debbylike
Annabel Armour
as Airline Clerk
Robert Cornthwaite
as Professor Blount
Thomas O. Erhart Jr.
as Dean Swift
Parley Baer
as Judge
Oliver Clark
as Shaky Alcoholic Lawyer
Ben Kronen
as Bailiff
Lance Kinsey
as Street Dude
Andrew Duggan
as Harmon Rousehorn
Victoria Brown
as Mrs. Fulsom
Blackie Dammett
as Eddie Four Eyes
James Brown
as Bandleader
Alan Ruck
as Student
Marilyn Corwin
as Dancer (uncredited)
Sue Bowser
as Dream Girl
Derrick Brice
as Players Ball Dancer
Steven Williams
as Junior Sweet
Michael Pressman
Director
Bruce Jay Friedman
Story
Carl Gottlieb
Writer
Robert Boris
Janet Brady
Stunts
Bernie Brillstein
Executive Producer
Peter V. Herald
Associate Producer
Robert K. Weiss
Producer
Christopher Greenbury
Editor
Wallis Nicita
Casting
Lawrence G. Paull
Production Design
Hal Gausman
Set Decoration
Betsy Cox
Costume Design
Unit Production Manager
Dione Taylor
Hairstylist
Daniel C. Striepeke
Makeup Artist
Gina Rylander
Jerry O'Dell
Norma Lee
Joe La Placa
Dee Crededio
Lalo Schifrin
Original Music Composer
King Baggot
Director of Photography
Brian Smith
Grip