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Harlem Nights is a 1989 American crime comedy-drama film starring, written, and directed by Eddie Murphy. The film co-stars Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx (in his last film appearance before his death in 1991), Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner, Della Reese, and Murphy's older brother Charlie.
- $30 million
- Herbie Hancock
- November 17, 1989
- Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor
Nov 17, 1989 · A 1989 film set in 1930s Harlem, where Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor run an illegal gambling house and face gangsters and cops. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks, and more.
- (24K)
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Eddie Murphy
- 1989-11-17
Find out who starred in and produced the 1989 comedy film Harlem Nights, directed by Eddie Murphy and written by him. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, editors, and more on IMDb.
Harlem Nights is a 1989 film about a speakeasy owner and his son who face gangster threats and romance troubles in Prohibition-era Harlem. The movie features an all-star cast of comedians, but critics and audiences agree that the plot and dialogue are weak and clunky.
- (38)
- Eddie Murphy
- R
- Eddie Murphy
The proprietor of an after-hours club in 1930's Harlem and his adopted son try standing up to a white mobster who's determined to cut in on their take or put them out of business. 7,490 IMDb 6.1 1 h 55 min 1989. X-Ray R. Comedy · Drama · Emotional · Fun. Available to rent or buy.
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A movie about a Harlem speakeasy owner and his adopted son who plot to rob a white gangster and a bookie in 1938. Starring Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy, the film is a comedy of cliches and low humor. Roger Ebert gives it one star out of four and criticizes its dialogue, plot and style.
A comedy crime film starring Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy as a father-son duo of illegal gambling house owners in 1930s Harlem. They face rival gangsters, corrupt cops, and a seductive mistress in a scheme to rob a white mobster.
