• Harlem Nights Craps Table Scene
• Harlem Nights Craps Scene
• Harlem Nights Craps Scene
• Harlem Nights Craps Scene Meme

The 'Toothless Gambler', also called Darryl or the 'Snaggle-Toothed Mothafucka', was a nasty, child-hating, violent gambler with a rotten luck and a character in Harlem Nights. He was portrayed by Ji-Tu Cumbuka. We first see him in a game of craps along with many of fellow gamblers. He's winning the game, as we can hear the other players upset. Then comes in young Vernest Brown (known as Quick. Harlem Nights (1/8) Movie CLIP - Bad Luck With Kids (1989) HD - YouTube Harlem Nights (3/8) Movie CLIP - Are You Sayin' I'm Stealin'? The vault scene near the end.

Eddie Murphy starred in a fun look at gambling in the 1930’s.

Eddie Murphy wrote, directed and starred in “Harlem Nights”, which is a throwback to 1930’s gangster films. The film, costing only USD 30 million, produced USD 60 million in the box office. At the well-known Golden Raspberry Awards, “Harlem Nights” won the “Worst Screenplay” award and was nominated for worse director. Since it was Murphy’s first and last time working as a director, he deserves a little forgiveness.

• Murphy wrote, directed and starred
• Murphy idolized co-star Richard Pryor
• Scene with Murphy’s friend Arsenio Hall

Murphy’s driving desire for making this film was his ambition to work with comedy legend Richard Pryor, a comedian whom Murphy idolized as a child. After several attempts to coax Pryor into collaboration, he finally agreed to the project. Along with the legendary Red Foxx, who died in 1991 this film is worth watching for the cast alone. Also, the scenes of illicit gambling give a historical perspective quite different from the mobile casino gambling witnessed today.

Sugar Ray and Quick build up a collaboration

Harlem Nights Craps Table Scene

Sugar Ray, played by Pryor, operates a dice game in Harlem, a borough in New York. Harlem was considered the Mecca for Black American’s who wanted a more prosperous life. In 1918, during one of his dice games, an irate customer nearly kills Ray, but is instead shot by Quick, a young orphan Ray took in. Twenty years later, Ray and Quick, played by Murphy, operate a nightclub called “Club Sugar Ray.”

The back of the establishment is a brothel that is run by Madame, Vera, played by Della Reese. A small time gangster named Tommy Smalls, works for Boss Bugsy Calhoun. Smalls, along with Calhoun’s mistress Miss Dominique LaRue enter Club Sugar Ray to look at the amount of money the establishment is taking in. Although Quick first meets LaRue and develops an interest in her, Ray warns him of “crossing the line” with Calhoun.

Upon hearing from Smalls how well Club Sugar Ray is doing, Boss Calhoun is concerned about the threat Ray’s club poses for his nightclub “Pitty Pat.”
Calhoun decides to first try to send a more “veiled” threat in the form of a visit from police detective Phil Cantone. Detective Cantone, a corrupt officer working for Calhoun, visits Club Sugar Ray.

While there, Cantone uses his position to suggest shutting down Ray’s club unless he gives a healthy percentage of the profits to Calhoun. Even though Ray and Calhoun are operating against US gambling laws, Calhoun is too well connected to get arrested. Ray, seriously considering quitting the business and shutting down the club, is dissuaded by Quick who wants to create a plan of action against Calhoun.

Sugar Ray and Quick retaliate against Boss Calhoun

Ray decides that the best way to fight Calhoun back is by earning some money before shutting down his club. A major heavyweight championship bout is coming up between Kirkpatrick and Jack Jenkins, based on the actual heavyweight champ Jack Johnson. Ray decides to take advantage of all of the money that the fight will draw by convincing Calhoun that Jenkins is going to throw the fight.

In addition, Ray plans to steal from all of Calhoun’s booking houses and assigns “Sunshine”, one of Madame Vera’s prostitutes to make advances towards Ritchie Vinto, Calhoun’s bag man. Quick pays Smalls a visit after he is killed by Calhoun for shortchanging him. Small’s brother Reggie notices him leaving the crime scene and accuses him of the murder. In one of the more memorable scenes, Reggie, played by Murphy’s well known friend Arsenio Hall, chases Quick and engages in shoot out.

After the shootout, Quick leaves Reggie and his men dead. In retaliation, Calhoun sends his mistress LaRue to seduce and kill Quick. Quick ends up killing LaRue before she can complete her mission. Calhoun burns Club Sugar Ray down. Once a relationship is established, Ritchie decides to bring Sunshine with him on his money delivery to Calhoun.

Detective Cantone watches Ray and Quick intercept Ritchie’s vehicle and attempt to take the money. Upon watching two white officers interrupt the transaction, Cantone drives off. As two of Ray’s men blow up Cantone’s club, Calhoun realizes that Jenkins isn’t “taking a dive” and upon hearing the gambling news, loses a lot of money as a result. Cantone follows Ray and Quick into the bank vault of a closed bank.

Ray and Quick lock Cantone inside and seal the vault. Determined to have revenge, Calhoun learns from Madame Vera where Ray and Quick are hiding. After Bugsy and his men arrive to the location, one of his men sets off a bomb that destroys everyone. Later Ray and Quick collect the money from the two white officers, gives them their share and ride off in separate directions into the night.

- I got Mr Raymond's cigarettes.

- Go on in the back.

Kid, give me my cigarettes.

Wait, wait, wait! Hold it.

What's this kid doing here?

Get out before I kick your little ass.

You ain't kicking shit.

Don't worryabout him.

He runs errands for me.

I don't care who he is or what he does.

Kids bring me bad luck.

The bet is fading. Stop talking and shoot

the dice. You're fucking up the game.

I ain't shooting shit. I told you kids

bring me bad luck. I can't stand them.

Now, get the f*ck out of here

before I kick your ass.

You ain't whupping shit. Shoot the dice,

you snaggle-toothed motherfucker.

All right, I'm going to shoot.

But I'd better not crap.

That's all I know, I'd better not crap.

Come on, 6. I've been waiting all night.

Baby needs shoes, new clothes.

- And you need some teeth.

- Shoot the goddamn dice, man!

I'm going to shoot the damn dice.

I'll send every one of you home broke.

Come on, 6, with your bad ass.

Come on!

Craps!

What are you doing with this kid in here?

Didn't I say they're bad luck?

What's that sign say? 'Ray's Place'.

That's me. This is my place.

I have in here whoever I want.

You lost. So pass the dice,

or buy them from this motherfucker.

- And I ain't selling.

- I ain't buying.

I'm going to shoot this again and

you're going to get this kid out of here.

What the f*ck is wrong with you?

Man, look, you shot, you lost.

We'd have paid you

if you won, but you lost.

Now, go home and brush that tooth.

You think that's funny?

I told you

I couldn't stand kids in the room.

- They're bad luck. You wouldn't listen.

- I'm listening.

Listen to this.

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I want back all the money

I lost tonight plus what you took in.

Do you understand me,

you smooth-talking son of a bitch?

Tell that old frog-faced dude to go

out there and bring back the money.

Tell him, or I'll stick your ass,

and I'm going to stick him,

and I'll stick this littleYankee ass,

bad-luck motherfuckerstanding here.

Then you'll have to stick us

because I ain't giving you shit.

Wait! Before you do,

I just want to tell you one thing.

Tell me what, punk?

What the f*ck do you want to tell me?

What do you want to tell me?

- It slips my mind.

- Slips your mind?

Holy shit!

Goddamn. I guess

he does have bad luck with kids.

He was going to stab us, so I shot him.

Bennie, Slim, Moses, would you help

get this dead motherfucker out, please?

The game's over for tonight.

I'm taking this boy home to his mother.

My mama's dead.

- Well, your daddy.

- My father's dead, too.

- Did you kill them?

- No, they're just dead.

Give me that pistol.

Where do you stay?

- I don't live nowhere.

- You can stay with me for a while.

I wouldn't trust him in the house.

- He's all right. Give me five!

- I ain't giving you shit.

He's one hell of a motherfucker.

Come on.

- I'll clean up.

- Please.

So you shot him.

How about some ice cream?

CLUB SUGARRA Y:

- Ray, look. Tommy is coming.

- Where?

- Over there.

- Oh, shit!

- Mr Smalls, good evening.

- My man. How are you doing, brother?

- Thank you.

- Do you want me to kick his ass?

No, don't kick his ass.

Thank you, Roberto.

It looks like the competition

has stopped by to check us out.

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That's Tommy Smalls.

Harlem Nights Craps Scene Meme

He runs the Pitty Pat Club.

I know that's Smalls, but who's

that girl with him? She is beautiful.

Wait a minute.

Don't mess around with her.

That's the mistress of a famous

gangster namedBugsy Calhoune.

That's Calhoune's girl?

I heardabout her.

What would a woman that fine

want with a fat, nasty, greasy,

fat, stank, bloated,

cheesy-backed, twelve-sandwich-eating