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| Genre: | Comedy |
| Year: | 1984 |
| Rating: | R |
| Length: | 1 Hour 45 Minutes |
| Cast: | Martin Brest, Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Lisa Eilbacher |
What's that wisecracking young black guy (Eddie Murphy) in that beat-up Chevy Nova doing in lily-white Beverly Hills? He's Axel Foley, a Detroit detective who's been sent on involuntary vacation because he refuses to drop his intention of avenging his friend's murder. Warned by Beverly Hills police chief Ronny Cox to stay out of trouble, Foley nonetheless dogs the trail of above-the-law Steven Berkoff, the British crime czar who was responsible for the murder of Foley's friend. With the help of sympathetic local cops Judge Reinhold and John Ashton and lady friend Lisa Eilbacher, Foley attempts to corner Berkoff in his mansion, which leads to a wild slapsticky shootout. When Clint Eastwood turned down Beverly Hills Cop, it ended up in the hands of Eddie Murphy, who with only two films under his belt was the hottest film star of 1984. The film enhanced Murphy's already lofty reputation, and made a mint at the boxoffice; later on, it prompted a mad rush on rental stores when the videocassette version became available. Beverly Hills Cop also served as a leg-up for the career of Bronson Pinchot, who has a screamingly funny cameo as a fey, weirdly accented art gallery clerk. Hal Erickson
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