Harlem Nights (1989)

Taglines:

They're up to something big.

Parents Guide:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 1989 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Los reyes de la noche See more »

Filming Locations:

Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$16,000,000 (USA)

Gross:

$95,900,000 (Worldwide)

Production Co:

Eddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures See more »

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Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Trivia

The word "fuck" and its derivatives are said 133 times. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Jenkins talks with a stutter throughout the movie, but when Sergeant Cantone tells him to sign the autograph or go to jail, Jenkins loses the stutter when he says "who do I make this out to?" See more »

Quotes

Quick: [Quick is getting ready to sleep with Dominique and putting his gun under a pillow... he discovers she's done the same under one] Oh, that's cute! I thought I was the only one who slept with a gun under the pillow... look at the little gun!
[kisses her gun]
Quick: Aw, that's so adorable.
[pauses for a moment after realizing that she intends to kill him]
Quick: It's cute.
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Connections

Referenced in "Inside the Actors Studio: Eddie Murphy (#13.2)" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Mama, Eu Quero"
Music by Jararaca and Vicente Paiva
English lyrics by Albert Stillman (as Al Stillman) See more »