Beverly Hills Cop

19841984
RR
1h 45m

Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

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Action Comedy Crime

A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.

Director
- Martin Brest
Writers
- Daniel Petrie Jr.(screenplay by)
- Danilo Bach(story by)
Stars

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 5 nominations total

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Beverly Hills Cop II

6.5

Beverly Hills Cop II

Beverly Hills Cop III

5.6

Beverly Hills Cop III

48 Hrs.

6.9

Trading Places

7.5

Coming to America

7.1

Coming to America

Lethal Weapon

7.6

Lethal Weapon 2

7.2

Lethal Weapon 2

Beverly Hills Cop 4

Lethal Weapon 3

6.7

Lethal Weapon 3

Another 48 Hrs.

5.9

Another 48 Hrs.

Crocodile Dundee

6.6

Crocodile Dundee

The Golden Child

6.0

The Golden Child

After the murder of his childhood friend, the slick Detroit detective, Axel Foley, heads to sunny Beverly Hills, on a one-man mission to ferret out the killer and bring him to justice. Before long, Axel and his unorthodox methods unearth the lucrative drug operation of the powerful local crime kingpin, Victor Maitland; however, Foley, too, will find himself in deep trouble, as Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil wants him out of town. Now, Axel will have to team up with Detectives, John Taggart, and Billy Rosewood, to shed light on the thick conspiracy, and finish what he has started. Will Foley's total disregard for proper procedure bear fruit? —Nick Riganas

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Taglines
- In Detroit a cop learns to take the heat. In L.A. he learns to keep his cool. [Theatrical Australia]
Genres
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
Eddie Murphy, John Ashton, and Judge Reinhold improvised most of their comic lines. Literally hundreds of takes were ruined by cast members, actors or the director laughing during shooting. During the "super-cops" monologue, Ashton is pinching his face hard and looking down in apparent frustration. He is actually laughing. Reinhold put his hand in his pocket and pinched his thigh really hard, trying to prevent himself from laughing.

Goofs
In the pool scene, the hustler says "8 ball, corner pocket, 2 cushions." The 8 ball made contact with cushions three times before falling into the pocket. Mikey won his bet.

Quotes
Axel Foley: Don't you think I realize what's going on here, miss? Who do you think I am, huh? Don't you think I know that if I was some hotshot from out of town that pulled inside here and you guys made a reservation mistake, I'd be the first one to get a room and I'd be upstairs relaxing right now. But I'm not some hotshot from out of town, I'm a small reporter from "Rolling Stone" magazine that's in town to do an exclusive interview with Michael Jackson that's gonna be picked up by every major magazine in the country. I was gonna call the article "Michael Jackson Is Sitting On Top of the World," but now I think I might as well just call it "Michael Jackson Can Sit On Top of the World Just As Long As He Doesn't Sit in the Beverly Palm Hotel 'Cause There's No Niggers Allowed in There!"

Crazy credits
Scott Murphy's character of Det. Owensby is misspelled as Det. Owenby in the credits.

Alternate versions
Ron Karabatsos played Rand in scenes deleted from the theatrical version. Rand is the police detective Axel Foley referred to when speaking to Inspector Todd.

Connections
Edited into Yoostar 2: In the Movies (2011)

Soundtracks
The Heat Is On
Written by Keith Forsey & Harold Faltermeyer
Performed by Glenn Frey
Produced by Keith Forsey & Harold Faltermeyer

Top review

The best cop movie ever made!

In the past thirty years, there have been more movies made in the cop genre than any other genre. Out of all of the cop movies made, BEVERLY HILLS COP still stands out as the best very best one. Twenty years after it was released into theaters in December of 1984, the movie remains to be one of the most popular and highest grossing action comedies of all time, making $234 million in the U.S. and $316 million worldwide.

When his friend Mikey Tandino is murdered, Detroit police officer Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) travels to Beverly Hills to investigate and find Mikey's killer. Lots of gunfire, laughs, and memorable quotes ensue. Highlights include Bronson Pinchot's cameo, the banana scene, and Eddie Murphy's "supercop" speech. ****

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Release date
- December 5, 1984 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- Official Facebook
Language
- English
Also known as
- Beverly Drive
Filming locations
- 609 E Channel Rd, Santa Monica, California, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $234,760,478
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,214,805
- Dec 9, 1984
Gross worldwide
- $316,360,478

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Runtime
1 hour 45 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
- Dolby Digital

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