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 enlarge | Actors: Danny Aiello, Thomas Mikal Ford, Redd Foxx, Michael Goldfinger, Jasmine Guy
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.98
Buy Used: $2.12
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Rating:  74 reviews
Sales Rank: 8589
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 116
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: PARD323164D
ISBN: 0792178726
UPC: 097363231646
EAN: 9780792178729
ASIN: B00005U5AC
Theatrical Release Date: November 17, 1989
Release Date: January 29, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Prevously Owned Movie: Both case and movie in good condition. Disc may have light scratches
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| Customer Reviews:
 Harlem Nights November 25, 2007
What a funny, FUNNY movie! I don't think of it as essential but it's hilarious. If one bases a review upon the entertainment value of an item, then one must rate it accordingly. This movie scores five stars for that reason, because this movie is HIGHLY entertaining. The only problem I have with this movie is the language, but I understand that it adds to the realism of it. Eddie Murphy is the genius behind the movie (check the credits). There isn't any role in this movie that's a miscast; all are funny including Danny Aiello. The cast is all-star ensemble of comedians including Richard Pryor (the tamest role in the film), Redd Foxx & Della Reese. Get this one because it has to be one of the funniest movies made in the last forty years!
 Redd Foxx stole the show , well part of it.... March 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very funny movie with a very funnny cast...Not a great storyline but neither was Titanic and that boring nonsense won an award...Redd Foxx was at his best and Eddie's sly wit with the parakeet was just genuis..I just wish Robin Harris had more lines as well as Charlie Murphy...But it was still a very funny flick...I wonder how funny the deleted scenes and outtakes were..It a shame they're not in the DVD....
Hilarious January 31, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie does have a lot of bad language, so you wouldn't want your kids to watch, but for adults it's hilarioius througout. It has a great cast including Della Reese who will keep you laughing. It's one of those older movies that you want to make sure you have in your collection.
Harlem Nights is critic proof. January 18, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
One of the excellent barometers to determine the success of a movie was to try to rent it. Back in the day in the african american neighborhoods, if you went to a movie rental store there were two movies that were never available for rent--the first 'Friday' and 'Harlem Nights'. Classics then, classics now. The Arsenio Hall scenes? The Stan Shaw scenes (the stuttering, lisping, high-voiced boxer)?, the fight itself? 'Sunshine'? The phone call ("Yeah listen, I ain't comin' home no more. Take care of yourself")? The scene with Eddie Murphy showing a tied-up Danny Aiello how to breathe in the vault of a dilapidated bank building? The initial reviewer clearly showed not only his ignorance but also his disdain of the african american cinema which has rarely shared its' tastes for films such as this one with the white critics who pander to their audience. But I recall a substantial amount of whites in the audiences the many times I went to see this film so it can only be said that most white critics and some white audiences have a problem with the african american cinema. But its' not going away. And three cheers to Eddie Murphy for winning a Golden Globe for his work in 'Dreamgirls'.
Don't read the Amazon review, this movie was great! November 28, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Though Amazon.com didn't think highly of this movie, I did, and thank goodness this movie was made!
Both Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx are not with us anymore, but this IS here. This film shows us the comedic talent of both these men, and to have stars like Eddie Murphy, Danny Aiello, and Della Reese is delicious icing on the cake.
Pryor as Sugar Ray and Murphey as Quick try to keep a vicious mobster from taking over their business. As you might think, they turn the tables on the bad buys!
Jasmine Guy stands out particularly as the mobster's girlfriend, and so does Della Resse as the hard-fighting madam with a heart of gold.
Thank-you, Eddie Murphy, for getting all these wonderful comedic talents together for us and prosperity! Because this movie exists we have them all forever.
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