Eddie Murphy rose to stardom as Axel Foley, a streetwise and brash young Detroit cop in this comic blockbuster that combined frenetic action, hysterical rough-edged comedy, and a chart-topping rock & roll soundtrack. When his best friend is murdered, Axel heads off to Beverly Hills in an effort to track down the killer. The resulting culture shock is only one of his difficulties; often operating... just outside the law in his determination to capture the murderer, he finds himself repeatedly clashing with the local authorities as well as his supervisor back home. With the help of Beverly Hills detective Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and his partner, Sergeant Taggart (John Ashton), Axel is able to track down the killer, who turns out to be Victor Maitland (Steven Berkoff), a wealthy, powerful, and respected member of the California community. It's up to Axel to outsmart the evil criminal, who is protected inside his fortresslike mansion. Featuring hysterical supporting performances from Bronson Pinchot as Serge--an effeminate, thickly accented art gallery clerk--and comedian Damon Wayans, among others, the film is one of the funniest comedies of the 1980s.
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Beverly Hills Cop Same schtick, different film. Eddie Murphy returns to crack jokes and catch crooks in this unlikeable sequel
Like the left-overs from last night's meal, Beverly Hills Cop II contains the same constituent elements as Beverly Hills Cop but is an unappetising, congealed mess. There's no attempt to alter the recipe that made the first film so successful - with impressive literalism, Beverly Hills Cop II charts Eddie Murphy's second trip to Beverly Hills - but by re-heating the material, they've destroyed the distinctive flavour of the original.
Borrowing a staple plot, the film returns Axel Foley (Murphy) to California to find the person who gunned d...
Beverly Hills Cop
Filled with foul language and frenetic action, this rough-edged action comedy became one of the top box-office grossers of its year. So much for its year.
Beverly Hills Cop
Constructed purely to allow Murphy full rein, the movie leads with its strongest card: Murphy as a cop, black, dirty,...
