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Harlem Nights
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Harlem Nights is a 1989 American heist comedy drama film directed and written by Eddie Murphy. Produced by Paramount Pictures and Eddie Murphy Productions, the movie features a cast including Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, and Danny Aiello. The narrative is set in New York City, specifically Harlem, and focuses on organized crime. Herbie Hancock composed the score for the English-language production.
The film has a runtime of 116 minutes and was released in the United States. It had a budget of $30,000,000 and generated revenue of $60,864,870. Paramount Pictures distributed the film, which is also available via video on demand through Netflix. The tagline for the movie is "They're up to something big."
Critical reception included a review score of 3.9 out of 10, 27%, and 16 out of 100. The film received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, as well as Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Director and Worst Screenplay. It won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay.
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6.1'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.
Cast
- Eddie Murphy as Quick
- Richard Pryor as Sugar Ray
- Redd Foxx as Bennie Wilson
- Danny Aiello as Phil Cantone
- Michael Lerner as Bugsy Calhoune
- Della Reese as Vera
Themes
- corruption
- police
- nightclub
- rivalry
- friends
- hoodlum
- nightclub owner
- harlem, new york city
- 1920s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- organized crime
- Director
- Eddie Murphy
- Screenwriter
- Eddie Murphy
- Cast member
- Jasmine Guy
- Composer
- Herbie Hancock
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Narrative location
- Harlem
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 578695
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1990-04-12
- title
- Harlem Nights
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 30000000
- review score
- 16/100
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