Harlem Nights (1989)
November 17, 1989Release Date
Harlem Nights (1989)
November 17, 1989Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Eddie Murphy
Quick / Director / Screenplay / Executive Producer
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
Robi Reed
CastingDirector
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Man with Broken Nose
Robin Harris
Jerome
Lawrence G. Paull
ProductionDesigner
Kathleen Bradley
Lady
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Details.
Release DateNovember 17, 1989
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 56m
Content RatingR
Budget$30,000,000
Box Office$60,864,870
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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. The film was released theatrically on November 17, 1989, by Paramount Pictures. The film tells the story of "Sugar" Ray and Vernest "Quick" Brown as a team running a nightclub in the late 1930s in Harlem while contending with gangsters and corrupt police officials.
Harlem Nights is, as of 2024, Eddie Murphy's only directorial effort. He had always wanted to direct and star in a period piece, as well as work with Pryor, whom he considered his greatest influence in stand-up comedy. Reviewers panned the film, with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert choosing Harlem Nights as ranking among the worst films of 1989. At the 10th Golden Raspberry Awards, Murphy won the Razzie for Worst Screenplay.
Despite having a strong opening, the $30 million film was a disappointment at the box office, grossing $60.9 million in the United States and Canada.