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Harlem Nights

They're up to something big.
1989 | 116m | English

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Popularity: 3 (history)

Director: Eddie Murphy
Writer: Eddie Murphy
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'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.
Release Date: Nov 17, 1989
Director: Eddie Murphy
Writer: Eddie Murphy
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime
Keywords corruption, nightclub, police, friends, rivalry, hoodlum, nightclub owner, harlem, new york city, 1920s
Production Companies Paramount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Productions
Box Office Revenue: $60,864,870
Budget: $30,000,000
Updates Updated: Jul 30, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Eddie Murphy Quick
Richard Pryor Sugar Ray
Redd Foxx Bennie Wilson
Danny Aiello Phil Cantone
Michael Lerner Bugsy Calhoune
Della Reese Vera
Berlinda Tolbert Annie
Lela Rochon Sunshine
Jasmine Guy Dominique La Rue
Christopher Jackson Crapshooter
Stan Shaw Jack Jenkins
Vic Polizos Richie Vento
David Marciano Tony
Arsenio Hall Crying Man
Thomas Mikal Ford Tommy Smalls
Reynaldo Rey Gambler
Nona Gaye Patron
Michael Buffer Announcer
Charlie Murphy Jimmy
Miguel A. Núñez Jr. Man with Broken Nose
Robin Harris Jerome
Kathleen Bradley Lady
George Kyle Man at Bugsy's
Dan Tullis Jr. Crapshooter
Name Job
Eddie Murphy Director, Screenplay
Herbie Hancock Original Music Composer
Gary Archer Prosthetics
Alan Balsam Editor
Klexius Kolby Makeup Artist
Woody Omens Director of Photography
George Bowers Editor
Drew Struzan Art Designer
Name Title
Eddie Murphy Executive Producer
Mark Lipsky Producer
Robert D. Wachs Producer
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