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Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

R 12/05/1984 Comedy, Crime, Action 1h 45m
72%
User
Score
7.4/10
82%
66/100

He's been chased, thrown through a window and arrested. Eddie Murphy is a Detroit cop on vacation in Beverly Hills.

Overview

Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.

Daniel Petrie Jr.

Screenplay

Martin Brest

Director

Danilo Bach

Story

Part of the Beverly Hills Cop Collection

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Top Billed Cast

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Axel Foley

Judge Reinhold

Judge Reinhold

Det. Billy Rosewood

John Ashton

John Ashton

Sgt. Taggart

Lisa Eilbacher

Lisa Eilbacher

Jenny Summers

Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox

Lt. Bogomil

Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

Victor Maitland

James Russo

James Russo

Mikey Tandino

Jonathan Banks

Jonathan Banks

Zack

Stephen Elliott

Stephen Elliott

Chief Hubbard

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Media

Cops Shocked to Learn Axel Foley Is One of Them

Cops Shocked to Learn Axel Foley Is One of Them

Eddie Murphy Outsmarts the Police - Full Scene

Eddie Murphy Outsmarts the Police - Full Scene

Original Trailer

Original Trailer

Original Theatrical Teaser Trailer

Original Theatrical Teaser Trailer

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on December 31, 2018

The heat is on - indeed!

Cocky rule dodging Detroit Cop Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) heads to Beverly Hills in search of those responsible for murdering his friend. Upon getting there he falls foul of everyone he meets due to his tough Detroit approach work. Undaunted, Foley, aided by old friend Jenny Summers (Lisa Eilbacher) and two intrigued local detectives, starts to unravel the mystery.

Hey Axel you got a cigarette?

There was a time when Eddie Murphy ruled the world. After Trading Places had introduced us to his sharp comedic tongue, and 48 Hours had shown him to be a more than capable action character actor, Beverly Hills Cop fused the two together and propelled Murphy to super stardom. Directed by Martin Brest and produced by Messers Simpson & Bruckheimer, it's really no surpr...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on February 26, 2023

This is probably my favourite outing for a fresh-faced and wise-cracking Eddie Murphy. He ("Axel Foley") is the cop from Detroit who finds himself embroiled in some criminal antics in the upper class and distinctly by-the-book LA suburb of Beverly Hills. Despite the serious reservations of "Lt. Bogomil" (Ronny Cox) he ends up working with two of his detectives "Taggart" (John Ashton) and "Rosewood" (Judge Reinhold) as they try to track down the murderer of a childhood friend from Detroit that, of course, soon has them knee-deep in a lucrative - and deadly - drugs operation. It's the unorthodox nature of Murphy's character and the paradox with the posh culture of his new surroundings that gives the star a chance to be exactly that here. The writing provides him with quick-fire dialogue and ...

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