Harlem Nights
They're up to something big.
1989 | 116m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Eddie Murphy |
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| Writer: | Eddie Murphy |
| Staring: |
| '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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 23 | 40 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 | 29 | 41 | 19 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 9 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 11 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
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