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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1); Dolby Surround Sound, Theatrical Trailer, English Subtitled
Business partners sting a white mobster trying to take overtheir nightclub in 1930s harlem.
Editor's Note
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.
Plot Summary
Comedian Eddie Murphy's directorial debut. It's the 1930's and the joint is jumpin' over at Harlem's Club Sugar Ray. The hot spot is owned by its namesake and his adopted, hot-headed son Quick. But Quick and Ray soon discover they have an adversary in the form of gangster Bugsy Calhoun, who wants the club for himself, and is using a corrupt cop and an alluring femme fatale to do the dirty work for him. But the streetwise father and son are not easily duped, and instead hatch a plan to teach the mobster a lesson he'll never forget...
| Features | Widescreen Presentation | | Audio: English Dolby Digital (5.1); Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital Stereo | | Subtitles: English | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selections | | Theatrical Trailer |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 1/25/2005 |
| Running Time: 115 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1989 | | Catalog ID: 323164 | | UPC: 00097363231646 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Murphy's effort is distinguished by his own singular presence as an actor, and by the delight he takes in appearing with his various co-stars....At the center of HARLEM NIGHTS is one of the great young talents of the day in the process of seeing just how far he can go..." 11/17/1989 p.C19 |
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  5 | | Plot |  4 | | Acting | 4 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Hot time in Harlem tonight Tuesday, April 30, 2002
SonjiMurphy from Harrisburg, PA
This is one of the funniest movies I've ever had the priviledge of viewing. Richard Pryor plays Sugar Ray, nightclub owner, and Eddie Murphy plays his "son" Quick. When a big time gangster tries to run them out of town so he can take over, Sugar, Quick, and company take matters into their own hands. With a great cast featuring Della Reese, Arsenio Hall, and Redd Foxx(at his best I think.) Harlem Nights is beautifully shot. With amazing costumes and of course Eddie Murphy's own style of humor, this movie is sure to please. Unfortunately, the extra features are pretty scarce. I would have loved to see some deleted scenes instead of just the obligitory trailer. Give Harlem Nights a chance. You wont be dissapointed Was this review helpful?  
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