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Overview. '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. Eddie Murphy. Director, Screenplay.
Harlem Nights. 16 Metascore. 1989. 1 hr 55 mins. Drama, Comedy. R. Watchlist. In the 1930s two gambling-house proprietors fend off gangster Bugsy Calhoune from muscling into their operation ...
Released November 17th, 1989, 'Harlem Nights' stars Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 56 min, and received a user score of 61 (out of 100 ...
Harlem Nights. COMEDY. In the waning days of Prohibition, Sugar Ray and his adopted son, Quick, run a speakeasy called Club Sugar Ray. When gangster Bugsy Calhoune learns Sugar Ray's place is pulling in more money than his own establishment, the Pitty Pat Club, he pays corrupt cop Phil Cantone to close Club Sugar Ray down.
DunnDeeDaGreat 28 March 2002. Harlem Nights is a great that stars the funniest three black comics to ever grace a comdey stage. Eddie Murphy knew what he was doing when he decided to cast Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor in the other two male leads. The film has great one-liners and a amusing fight scene between Eddie and Della Reese.
During the 1930s, a New York City illegal gambling house owner and his associates must deal with strong competition, gangsters, and corrupt cops in order to stay in business.
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