Harlem Nights

In the 1930s two gambling-house proprietors fend off gangster Bugsy Calhoune from muscling into their operation., Eddie Murphy wrote, directed and stars in this gangster movie, playing Quick, the protégé of Harlem club owner Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor). When Irish mobster Bugsy Calhoune (Michael Lerner) wants a cut of the action, Quick and Ray retaliate, leading to a mob war., In 1920s’ Harlem, a father and son find their nightclub at the centre of a Mob war when a gangster tries to cut in on their turf., Eddie Murphy stars in this extravagant period gangster comedy as a sharp, smart ‘businessman’ who is adopted by Harlem nightclub owner Sugar Ray ( Richard Pryor ). Before long, both men find themselves caught up in a Mob war when a gangster cuts in on their turf.