| | Harlem Nights DVD (6 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Urban Comedy DVDs, Dramas Movies, Comedies Videos, Action, Crime, Racy, Buddies, Thieves, Scams And Cons, Organized Crime, Big City, Nightlife | | Starring | Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Stan Shaw, Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner, Redd Foxx, Jasmine Guy, Della Reese, Arsenio Hall | | Director | Eddie Murphy | | Screenwriter | Eddie Murphy |
Closed Captioned; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; English Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; Sensor Matic 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... 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. Eddie Murphy's directorial debut. Harlem Nights Reviews: "...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..."
-- Vincent Canby, New York Times Harlem Nights Movie Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Classic
The combination of the star power in this movie made it an instant classic. I enjoyed all of the players, and had to have this one in my collection.
Submitted by T C (north carolina) 
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Super Funny!
I laughed from beginning to end at this movie. The acting was superb as well. I loved the fight scene between Eddie and Della, wow what a scene! I also loved how the Bugsy and the dirty cop ended up they got theirs in the end. Eddie did it again. Pryor, Fox, Reese, and everyone did an excellent job.
Submitted by debbiec (Los Angeles, California)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Eddie murphy is funny
Harlem nights is the best movie from back in the 80's, it's funny and it has a real good plot to it.
Submitted by a reviewer (missoula, MT)
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What a great movie if your in the mood for a laugh!!!
Great old movie, with a lot of good stars. Your in for a real treat with this hilarious comedy!!!
Submitted by a reviewer (Sugarland, TX, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No A Classic Comedy.
This is really a must have for your collection, Red Foxx, Eddie Murphy, and a host of other stars you have seen in other movies are all assembled in this flic. It has a decent plot. One warning however, this is not a family type movie.
Submitted by a reviewer (Haw River, NC, USA)
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Harlem Nights DVD Region 1
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Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
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