Beverly Hills Cop

1984 105 min ★ 7.2 Comedy, Crime, Action

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.

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Cast

Eddie Murphy

Axel Foley

Judge Reinhold

Det. Billy Rosewood

John Ashton

Sgt. Taggart

Lisa Eilbacher

Jenny Summers

Ronny Cox

Lt. Bogomil

Steven Berkoff

Victor Maitland

James Russo

Mikey Tandino

Jonathan Banks

Zack

Stephen Elliott

Chief Hubbard

Gilbert R. Hill

Inspector Todd

Details

Director

Martin Brest

Screenplay

Daniel Petrie Jr.

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$14,000,000

Revenue

$316,360,478

Production

Paramount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Productions, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Reviews

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John Chard

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. He...

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CinemaSerf

February 26, 2023

★ 7/10

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...