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Harlem Nights (1989)
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Synopsis: Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor) became Quick's (Eddie Murphy) adopted father when an adolescent Quick saved his life. More than two decades later, in 1938, Ray runs the most popular club in Harlem, with Quick as his right hand man. Before long, Bugsy, a white mobster (Michael Lerner) comes knocking... Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor) became Quick's (Eddie Murphy) adopted father when an adolescent Quick saved his life. More than two decades later, in 1938, Ray runs the most popular club in Harlem, with Quick as his right hand man. Before long, Bugsy, a white mobster (Michael Lerner) comes knocking for a piece of the club's action in the form of weekly protection money, with a crooked cop (Danny Aiello) as the muscle and a dangerous woman (Jasmine Guy) as the bait. But by fixing a big boxing match, Ray and Quick just may be able to thwart Bugsy's plan and make off with a wad of his cash in the process. Murphy wrote and directed. [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner
DVD Info
Release:
May 1, 2004
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
- Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical
Interactive Features:
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
Reviews
Though it's not easy to watch, Harlem Nights is gorgeous to look at.
There's maybe two funny moments in this shrill directorial bomb from Eddie Murphy.
Does it matter to Eddie Murphy whether Harlem Nights is good or bad? It doesn't look like it.
Once there was Freddy. Once there was Chuckie and Jason and Howard the Duck. Now there is the scariest of them all. Now there is Harlem Nights.
An uninspired cross between Cotton Club and the characters of Damon Runyon, told in cliches so broad you keep waiting for it to poke fun at itself, but it never does.
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posted by Scott Weinberg December 12, 2005
Richard Pryor passed away yesterday morning, and while he's probably best remembered for his incendiary stand-up...


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