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Harlem Nights
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Harlem Nights

1989-11-17 · 116 min · ★ 6.1

Comedy · Crime · Drama

'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.

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Directors
Eddie Murphy
Production companies
Paramount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 30,000,000
Revenue
USD 60,864,870

Top Cast

Eddie MurphyEddie MurphyQuick
Richard PryorRichard PryorSugar Ray
Redd FoxxRedd FoxxBennie Wilson
Danny AielloDanny AielloPhil Cantone
Michael LernerMichael LernerBugsy Calhoune
Della ReeseDella ReeseVera
Berlinda TolbertBerlinda TolbertAnnie
Stan ShawStan ShawJack Jenkins
Jasmine GuyJasmine GuyDominique La Rue
Vic PolizosVic PolizosRichie Vento
Lela RochonLela RochonSunshine
David MarcianoDavid MarcianoTony
Arsenio HallArsenio HallCrying Man
Thomas Mikal FordThomas Mikal FordTommy Smalls
Uncle Ray MurphyWillie (as Uncle Ray)
Michael GoldfingerMichael GoldfingerMax
Joe PecoraroJoe Leoni
Robin HarrisRobin HarrisJerome
Charlie MurphyCharlie MurphyJimmy
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.Miguel A. Núñez Jr.Man with Broken Nose

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