Writer-director Eddie Murphy completed a dream when he finished "Harlem Nights", a film about Harlem in the 1930's, and starring his favourite stand-up comedian and hero, Richard Pryor.
Murphy plays Pryor's adopted son 'Quick', and together they run an after hours establishment which has been threatened by the local heavy who wants it shut down. This is no gangster film, and the thin plot doesn't allow for serious cinema. To his credit though, Mr. Murphy keeps proceedings light hearted, and produces some very funny scenes. Never a consistent movie, and full of Eddie's trademark foul language, this is one his fans are sure to enjoy.
Monday, November 16, 1992 - Video
Murphy plays Pryor's adopted son 'Quick', and together they run an after hours establishment which has been threatened by the local heavy who wants it shut down. This is no gangster film, and the thin plot doesn't allow for serious cinema. To his credit though, Mr. Murphy keeps proceedings light hearted, and produces some very funny scenes. Never a consistent movie, and full of Eddie's trademark foul language, this is one his fans are sure to enjoy.
Monday, November 16, 1992 - Video