Harlem Nights | | Cast : | Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor | | Director : | Eddie Murphy | | Studio : | Paramount Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | November 17, 1989 | | DVD Released Date : | December 29, 2004 | | Language : | Unknown (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | May 16, 2005 | | Summary | Very nice movie for it's time | Content
 | This was a good movie provided the time it was published. It may not have flourished like it should have, but definitely a part of many movie collectors library. Redd Foxx, Della Reese, and Eddie Murphy all did wonderful jobs. Arsenio Hall also did a tremendous part as Gangster. I would definitley recommend to anyone, just beware of adult content. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 09, 2005 | | Summary | A top notch comedy with some very funny lines | Content
| I am a big fan of Eddie Murphy and thats why I bought this movie. He did a great job acting, writing and directing this movie. For him to do all that is a mere accomplishment. Richard Pryor was funny also playing Sugar Ray and the legendary Redd Foxx was outrageous as Benny. The way they all out smart Bugsy Calhoun and Phil Cantone was brilliant and some of the lines in this movie are funny such as the conversation between Quick and Ray which goes like this: "I shot her Ray!" "Was the sex really that bad man?" And when Ray picks up the phone and says "Dominique LaRue" with Benny saying "Uh oh, that voo doo girl!" LOL. Classic! And Arsenio Hall crying and shooting a machine was hysterical and when he and Miguel Nunez fired the machine guns and the other guy shooting his little pistol after them was funny. A gem among Hollywood comedies! |
| Rating | | | Date | April 30, 2005 | | Summary | Great Cast, Terrible Script | Content
| This could have been an all-time classic but the script is just awful. So much talent in the cast just wasted on bad writing. There were some very funny moments in the film though, its not a total waste |
| Rating | | | Date | April 06, 2005 | | Summary | Funniest Ever! | Content
| This is the funniest movie ever! I can watch it over and over again! Get this one! |
| Rating | | | Date | September 29, 2004 | | Summary | Funniest S**t Ever | Content
| Harlem Nights Movie Review
Harlem Nights, or should I say Harlem Renaissance because that is how this movie changed comedy for all African-American comedians, I was shocked to see negative reviews of the movie though. Only because this is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Many people thought that the movie fell short of its expectations, especially since it has an all-star cast of Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Arsenio Hall etc... I think this could be one of the funniest movies of all-time (that's my personal opinion anyway.) Though this movie is probably the best comedic movie with an all black cast, it's especially one of Eddie Murphy's funniest movies besides Coming to America. You can not compare this movie to one or even all of the comedians stand-up because that kind of comedy is far too different from a comedic movie.
This movie is set around the 1920's during the age of prohibition. It deals with mobsters and night clubs. The plot is that there is the high profile Italian mobster who wants a piece of Sugar Ray's (played by Richard Pryor) profits on his illegal night club. Now you will see in the movie everyone goes to Sugar's night club, all the high profile blacks and whites go to his spot to dance, drink and mingle. Sugar has this hot head, smart mouthing adopted son nick named quick (played by Eddie Murphy) because he's quick to shoot someone in they, well you get the rest. The whole movie is about them trying to get a mobster off their backs. Dealing with crooked cops and laundering money, and all of this is filled with comedy throughout the whole entire movie. I tell you that this film will have you laughing for days.
This movie is a classic as far as comedy goes for the black comedians. This movie was the stepping stone for many small time comedians, which elevated their career to another level. This film will probably never get old; the new generation that gets a grip on this will laugh hysterically as I did. This movie is genuine work of art, not many people realize that without Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Redd Foxx. You would not have your popular comedians like Dave Chappell, Charles Murphy, Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey, Bernie Mac. All these comedians exist because someone in front of them paved the way and that is why no one can ever tell me that this is not the funniest movie produced by African-Americans.
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