Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogamil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.

Director:

Tony Scott

Writers:

Danilo Bach (characters), Daniel Petrie Jr. (characters),

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Jürgen Prochnow

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Murphy	...	Det. Axel Foley
Judge Reinhold	...	Det. William 'Billy' Rosewood
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Maxwell Dent
Ronny Cox	...	Capt. / Chief Andrew Bogomil
John Ashton	...	Det. Sgt. John Taggart
Brigitte Nielsen	...	Karla Fry
Allen Garfield	...	Police Chief Harold Lutz
Dean Stockwell	...	Charles 'Chip' Cain
Paul Reiser	...	Det. Jeffrey Friedman
Gilbert R. Hill	...	Insp. Douglas Todd (as Gil Hill)
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Nikos Thomopolis
Robert Ridgely	...	Mayor Ted Egan
Brian O'Connor	...	Biddle, Lutz's Aide
Alice Adair	...	Jan Bogomil
Eugene Butler	...	May

Storyline

A series of strange robberies brings Axel Foley back to Beverly Hills to help his two fellow cops solve the case. All the familiar faces of the first film are back...

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Plot Keywords:

robbery | police | tall woman | detective | weapon | 

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Taglines:

Axel Foley's back...where he doesn't belong!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le flic de Beverly Hills II

Filming Locations:

444 S. Flower Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$153,665,036 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The license plate 2GAT123 also appears in L.A. Story, Go, Pay It Forward, Traffic, Crazy/Beautiful, Mulholland Drive, S.W.A.T. and Two and a Half Men. It is the California standard fictional license plate, analogous to a "555" telephone number.

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Goofs

When racing to the City Depository, the magnetic red lamp falls off the roof of Billy's unmarked squad car while making a sharp turn to its left. In the very next scene, the light is still on the car's roof.

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Quotes

Sergeant Taggart: Fuck Rambo!

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Connections

Referenced in Chris Rock: Big Ass Jokes (1994)

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Soundtracks

"Better Way"
Performed by James Ingram

User Reviews

Better than a lot of people say

Sequel to the hugely successful 1984 movies, this film was most unfairly slated by critics. I believe in some ways it is better than the original and certainly far, far better than the third installment. The story is, despite what everyone says, very engaging and keeps you watching the whole time. Eddie Murphy starred in Coming to America shortly after this, and then his career took a nosedive, although he seems to be making a comeback. If he is given more roles like this, he'll do better.