Harlem Nights (1989)
'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.
Director:
Eddie Murphy
Writer:
Eddie Murphy
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Eddie Murphy as Quick |
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Richard Pryor as Sugar Ray |
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Redd Foxx as Bennie Wilson |
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Danny Aiello as Phil Cantone |
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Michael Lerner as Bugsy Calhoune |
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Della Reese as Vera |
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Berlinda Tolbert as Annie |
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Stan Shaw as Jack Jenkins |
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Jasmine Guy as Dominique La Rue |
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Vic Polizos as Richie Vento |
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Lela Rochon as Sunshine |
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David Marciano as Tony |
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Arsenio Hall as Crying Man |
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Thomas Mikal Ford as Tommy Smalls |
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Uncle Ray Murphy as Willie (as Uncle Ray) |
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Michael Goldfinger as Max |
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Joe Pecoraro as Joe Leoni |
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Robin Harris as Jerome |
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Charlie Murphy as Jimmy |
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Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Man with Broken Nose |
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Desi Arnez Hines II as Young Quick |
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Ji-Tu Cumbuka as Toothless Gambler |
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Bobby McGee as Gambler |
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Reynaldo Rey as Gambler |
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Nick Savage as Gambler |
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Johnny Lee Smith as Huge Man (as Johnny Smith) |
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Robi Reed as Woman Employee (as Robin Lynn Reed) |
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Ty Granderson Jones as Crapshooter |
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Dan Tullis Jr. as Crapshooter |
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Don Blakely as Crapshooter |
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Christopher Jackson as Crapshooter |
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Roy Lee Jones as Crapshooter |
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Sandman Sims as Crapshooter |
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Roger E. Reid as Crapshooter |
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Rudy Challenger as Patron |
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Steve White as Patron |
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Dexter A. Wilkins as Patron |
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Nona Gaye as Patron |
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Bill Bateman as Orderly |
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Kathleen Bradley as Lady |
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Clarence M. Landry as Old Man |
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Carmen Filpi as Doorman |
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Alvin Silver as Headwaiter |
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Clifford Strong as Man at Front Seat (as Cliff Strong) |
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Margaret Wheeler as Elderly Woman |
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Joe Littlefield as Elderly Man |
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Rick Aiello as Man #1 |
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Donald Nardini as Man #2 |
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Robert Vento as Bartender |
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Mike Genovese as Desk Sergeant |
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Dennis Lee Kelly as Cop |
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William Utay as Cop |
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Michael Buffer as Announcer |
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Marc Figueroa as One of Calhoune's Boys |
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George Kyle as Man at Bugsy's |
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Eugene Robert Glazer as Detective Hogan (as Eugene R. Glazer) |
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Michael Stroka as Detective Simms |
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Eddie Smith as Driver |
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Gene Hartline as Michael Kirkpatrick |
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Karen Armstead as Bennie's Girlfriend |
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Lezley Price as Nurse |
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Randy Harris as Todo La Noche |
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Woody Omens as Ringside Announcer |
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Don Familton as Referee |
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Dennis Kemper as Bathroom Attendant |
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Larry L. Johnson as King Blue |
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Prince C. Spencer as Prince Spencer |
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Roberto Durán as Roberto |
| Directing | Eddie Murphy | Director |
| Writing | Eddie Murphy | Screenplay |
| Production | Mark Lipsky | Producer |
| Production | Robert D. Wachs | Producer |
| Production | Eddie Murphy | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Herbie Hancock | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Woody Omens | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alan Balsam | Editor |
| Editing | George Bowers | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Klexius Kolby | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Archer | Prosthetics |
| Art | Drew Struzan | Art Designer |