Harlem Nights (1989)

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R | 1 hr 56 mins | Action, Comedy, Drama, Urban, Period, Romantic Comedy | Released: 11/17/1989 |Box Office Total: $58.5M

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Synopsis:

Drama about the lively activities at a 1938 Harlem nightclub, and the two owners who must defend themselves against a hostile gangster who wants in on the action.

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Theatrical Release
11/17/1989

Studio	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Eddie Murphy	Director
Cast	Credit
Eddie Murphy	Mr E M Quick
Richard Pryor	Sugar Ray
Redd Foxx	Bennie Wilson
Danny Aiello	Phil Cantone
Michael Lerner	Bugsy Calhoune
Della Reese	Vera
Berlinda Tolbert	Annie
Stan Shaw	Jack Jenkins
Jasmine Guy	Dominique LaRue
Vic Polizos	Richie Vento
Lela Rochon Staples	Sunshine
David Marciano	Tony
Arsenio Hall	Crying Man
Tommy A Ford	Tommy Smalls
Uncle Ray	Willie
Michael Goldfinger	Max
Joe Pecoraro	Joe Leoni
Robin Harris	Jerome
Charlie Murphy	Jimmy
Miguel A Nunez Jr	Man With Broken Nose
Desi Arnez Hines II	Young Quick
Ji-Tu Cumbuka	Toothless Gambler
J Kennedy Horne	Gambler
Bobby McGee	Gambler
Reynaldo Rey	Gambler
Nick Savage	Gambler
Robi Reed	Woman Employee
Tyrone Granderson Jones	Crapshooter
Dan Tullis Jr	Crapshooter
Don Blakely	Crapshooter
Christopher Jackson	Crapshooter
Roy L Jones	Crapshooter
Howard Sims ('Sandman')	Crapshooter
Roger Reid	Crapshooter
Rudy Challenger	Patron
Steve White	Patron
Dexter A Wilkins	Patron
Nona Gaye	Patron
Bill Bateman	Orderly
Kathleen Bradley	Lady
Clarence Ladnry	Old Man
Carmen Filpi	Doorman
Alvin Silver	Headwaiter
Cliff Strong	Man in Front Seat
Margaret Wheeler	Elderly Woman
Joe Litlefield	Elderly Man
Ricky Aiello	1st Man
Don Nardini	2nd Man
Robert Vento	Bartender
Mike Genovese	Desk Sergeant
Dennis Lee Kelly	Cop
William Utay	Cop
Michael Buffer	Announcer
Marc Figueroa	One of Calhoune's Boys
George Kyle	Man at Bugsy's
Eugene Robert Glazer	Detective Hogan
Michael Stroka	Detective Simms
Eddie Bo Smith Jr	Driver
Gene Hartline	Michael Kirkpatrick
Karen Armstead	Bennie's Girlfriend
Lezley Price	Nurse
Randy Harris	Todo La Noche
Woody Omens	Ringside Announcer
Don Familton	Referee
Dennis Kemper	Bathroom Attendent
Larry L Johnson	King Blue
Prince C Spencer	Himself
Roberto Duran	Himself
Production Credits	Credit
Robert D Wachs	Producer
Eddie Murphy	Executive Producer
Ray Murphy Jr	Associate Producer
Ralph Singleton	Co-Producer
Mark Lipsky	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Eddie Murphy Television Enterprises	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Studios Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California
Writer	Credit
Eddie Murphy	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Don Petrie	Production Auditor
Jeanine Wilson	Assistant Accountant - production auditor assistant
Harry S Knapp	Assistant Accountant - production auditor assistant
Kim McLaren	Assistant Accountant - accounting assistant
Art Department	Credit
Craig D Edgar	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Harold D Hinzo	Sign Writer
Martin Hubbard	Art Director - art direction
George Nelson	Set Decorator
Robert Maddy	Set Designer
David Russell	Storyboard Artist
Lawrence G Paull	Production Designer
Dennis J Vannatta	Lead Person - leadman
Fred Seibly	Sign Writer
Jack Jennings	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Alan S Kaye	Set Designer
Russell B Crone	Art Director - art direction
Casting	Credit
Maria Martin	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Robi Reed	Casting
Marc Brandin	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Eddie Smith	Casting
Dawn Tshombe	Casting
Chemin Sylvia Bernard	Casting Associate
Barbara Harris	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Tom Jones	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
John Z Szajner	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Bruce Talamon	Photography - stills
Woody Omens	Director of Photography
Bob Noland	Color Timer
Lindsay P Hill	Video Assist/Playback - video assistant
Norman Glasser	Lighting Technician
Philip Caplan	Camera Operator
Edward Cooper	Lighting Technician - lighting technician assistant
Norman Langley	Camera Operator
Richard A Mention III	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Joseph Cosko Jr	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Ricardo Robinson	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Music	Credit
Herbie Hancock	Music
Duke Ellington	Song - songs
Duke Ellington	Song Performer
Bunny Andrews	Music Editor
Sequoia String Quartet	Music Performer
Garnett Brown	Music Conductor - conductor
Garnett Brown	Orchestrations
Louis Armstrong	Song Performer
Nick Kenny	Song
Lise Richardson	Music Editor - music editor assistant
Robert Schaper	Music - music recording consultant
Irving Mills	Song - songs
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Music
Buddy Clark	Song Performer
Eddy Duchin	Song Performer
Walter G Samuels	Song
Leonard Whitcup	Song
Billie Holiday	Song Performer
The Andrews Sisters	Song Performer
Teddy Powell	Song
Count Basie	Song Performer
Sam Coslow	Song
Nat Brandwynne	Song Performer
Arthur Johnston	Song
Arthur Altman	Song
James Cavanaugh	Song
Jararaca	Song
Vicente Paiva	Song
Al Stillman	Song
Albany Bigard	Song
Clement Scott	Song
Reginald DeKoven	Song
John McCormack	Song
Count Basie	Song
Mitchell Parish	Song
Joe Young	Song
Fred E Ahlert	Song
Billy Strayhorn	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Alan Oliney	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Pamela Alch	Script Supervisor
Alan B Curtiss	Assistant Director
Barbara Rosing Hoke	Production Coordinator - production office coordinator
Anthony Saenz	Location Manager
Ralph Singleton	Unit Production Manager
Barry K Thomas	Assistant Director
Stephen C Dawson	Location Manager
John Rusk	Assistant Director
Rene Botana	Location Manager
Dorothy Steinicke	Assistant Director
James M Morris	Location Manager
Karen Ginsberg	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Stanley Brossette	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Gregroy J Curda	Foley Mixer
Ken Dufva	Foley Artist
Steve Cantamessa	Boom Operator
Gene S Cantemessa	Sound Mixer