Directed by:
Eddie MurphyScreenplay:
Eddie MurphyCinematography:
Woody OmensComposer:
Herbie HancockCast:
Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner, Della Reese, Berlinda Tolbert, Stan Shaw, Lela Rochon, David Marciano, Arsenio Hall (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Eddie Murphy
USA
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Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Shrek (2001)
Richard Pryor
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Blue Collar (1978)
Redd Foxx
USA
Best movies:
The Butler (2013) - a.f.
Harlem Nights (1989)
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Danny Aiello
USA
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The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Léon: The Professional (1994)
Michael Lerner
USA
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Barton Fink (1991)
Outlaw Blues (1977)
Newsies (1992)
Della Reese
USA
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Dinosaur (2000)
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
Berlinda Tolbert
USA
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Patriot Games (1992)
Harlem Nights (1989)
Stan Shaw
USA
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Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series) - actor, a.f.
Lela Rochon
USA
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David Marciano
USA
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Arsenio Hall
USA
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Charlie Murphy
USA
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Jasmine Guy
USA
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Miguel A. Núńez Jr.
USA
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Reynaldo Rey
USA
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Nick Savage
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Coming to America (1988)
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Ty Granderson Jones
USA
Best movies:
Con Air (1997)
Salvador (1986)
Dark Skies (1996) (series)
Nona Gaye
USA
Best movies:
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The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Woody Omens
Best movies:
Harlem Nights (1989)
William Utay
USA