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Beverly Hills Cop II

  • 1987
  • R
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
143K
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Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
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Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.

  • Director
    • Tony Scott
  • Writers
    • Danilo Bach
    • Daniel Petrie Jr.
    • Eddie Murphy
  • Stars
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Judge Reinhold
    • Jürgen Prochnow
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    143K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,585
    228
    • Director
      • Tony Scott
    • Writers
      • Danilo Bach
      • Daniel Petrie Jr.
      • Eddie Murphy
    • Stars
      • Eddie Murphy
      • Judge Reinhold
      • Jürgen Prochnow
    • 193User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Eddie Murphy
    Eddie Murphy
    • Axel Foley
    Judge Reinhold
    Judge Reinhold
    • Billy Rosewood
    Jürgen Prochnow
    Jürgen Prochnow
    • Maxwell Dent
    Ronny Cox
    Ronny Cox
    • Andrew Bogomil
    John Ashton
    John Ashton
    • John Taggart
    Brigitte Nielsen
    Brigitte Nielsen
    • Karla Fry
    Allen Garfield
    Allen Garfield
    • Harold Lutz
    Dean Stockwell
    Dean Stockwell
    • Chip Cain
    Paul Reiser
    Paul Reiser
    • Jeffrey Friedman
    Gilbert R. Hill
    Gilbert R. Hill
    • Inspector Todd
    • (as Gil Hill)
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • Nikos Thomopolis
    Robert Ridgely
    Robert Ridgely
    • Mayor Egan
    • (as Robert Ridgley)
    Brian Edward O'Connor
    • Biddle
    • (as Brian O'Connor)
    Alice Adair
    Alice Adair
    • Jan Bogomil
    Eugene Butler
    • May
    Glenn Withrow
    Glenn Withrow
    • Willie
    Stephen Liska
    Stephen Liska
    • Chauffeur
    Gilbert Gottfried
    Gilbert Gottfried
    • Sidney Bernstein
    • Director
      • Tony Scott
    • Writers
      • Danilo Bach
      • Daniel Petrie Jr.
      • Eddie Murphy
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Gilbert Gottfried stated he and Eddie Murphy improvised their dialogue after Axel brings up Sidney Bernstein's parking violations.
    • Goofs
      Bogomil gets chewed out by Chief Lutz for involving the FBI in solving "The Alphabet Crimes." But the diamond store robbery is the "A" crime; i.e. the first and only crime. How does anyone know (at this point in the movie) that there are going to be further "Alphabet Crimes"?

      Because in robbing Adriano's jewelry store, the criminals leave a letter in an envelope with the capital letter "A" emblazoned on it, which would suggest that the first letter of the business played a part in its selection as a target and that there will be more to come.
    • Quotes

      [Axel sees Rosewood with a huge pistol]

      Axel Foley: Yo, man! What's that for?

      Billy Rosewood: After the shootout at the club, I figured I needed more firepower.

      Axel Foley: Yo man, we gotta talk, seriously. Who do you think you are, Clint Eastwood? Dirty Rosewood?

    • Alternate versions
      In Ontario, the film was rated Restricted, which meant that no one under 18 could attend. In hopes of reaching a wider audience in the province, Paramount appealed the rating and asked that it be reduced to Adult Accompaniment (under 14 must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian). The Ontario Censor Board agreed to their request as long as the line "She can suck a golf ball through twenty feet of garden hose" was removed. The studio made the cut and the rating was changed from R to AA. The line remained in the subsequent video release.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Previews of Coming Attractions (1987)
    • Soundtracks
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      By Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey & Bob Seger
      Performed by Bob Seger
      Produced by Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey
      Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.

    User reviews193

    Featured review
    6/10

    Same again

    Beverly Hills Cop 2 is pretty much just the same as the original Beverly Hills Cop but without the freshness and originality of the 1st. Murphy is still a perfect Axel Foley and with some good supporting characters such as his foul mouthed chief of police and Detectives Rosewood and Taggart the movie does have it's moments but the rules of diminishing returns still apply.

    With a bit more originality in the script and a bit more daring this really could have been great. But for a sequel this isn't to bad just more of the same but not quite as good.

    6/10 - Not as good as the original but far superior to the tepid third instalment.
    • no-skyline
    • May 4, 2006
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    • Release date
      • May 20, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un detective suelto en Hollywood 2
    • Filming locations
      • Acapulco - 385 North La Cienega Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(strip club shoot out, now demolished)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
      • Eddie Murphy Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $27,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $153,665,036
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $26,348,555
      • May 24, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $299,965,036
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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