ComedyCrimeAction

Beverly Hills Cop

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

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.

Release Date : 1984-12-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount PicturesEddie Murphy ProductionsDon Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Beverly DriveBeverly Hills Cop 1

Cast

Character Name : Axel Foley

Original Name : Eddie Murphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Det. Billy Rosewood

Original Name : Judge Reinhold

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Taggart

Original Name : John Ashton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jenny Summers

Original Name : Lisa Eilbacher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lt. Bogomil

Original Name : Ronny Cox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victor Maitland

Original Name : Steven Berkoff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mikey Tandino

Original Name : James Russo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zack

Original Name : Jonathan Banks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chief Hubbard

Original Name : Stephen Elliott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inspector Todd

Original Name : Gilbert R. Hill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Det. Foster

Original Name : Art Kimbro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Det. McCabe

Original Name : Joel Bailey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Serge

Original Name : Bronson Pinchot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeffrey

Original Name : Paul Reiser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Casey

Original Name : Michael Champion

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cigarette Buyer

Original Name : Frank Pesce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Truck Driver

Original Name : Gene Borkan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Manager

Original Name : Michael Gregory

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Alice Cadogan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Donny

Original Name : Philip Levien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maitland Receptionist

Original Name : Karen Mayo-Chandler

Gender : Female

Character Name : Beverly Hills Cop #1

Original Name : Gerald Berns

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beverly Hills Cop #2

Original Name : William Wallace

Gender : Male

Character Name : Room Service Waiter

Original Name : Israel Juarbe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bell Hop

Original Name : Randy Vasquez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Banana Man

Original Name : Damon Wayans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crate Opener #1

Original Name : Chuck Adamson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crate Opener #2

Original Name : Chip Heller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bonded Warehouse Night Supervisor

Original Name : Rick Overton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bonded Warehouse Security Guard

Original Name : Rex Ryon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bonded Warehouse Clerk #1

Original Name : Mike Pniewski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bonded Warehouse Clerk #2

Original Name : Douglas Warhit

Gender : Male

Character Name : Holdup Man #1

Original Name : Paul Drake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Holdup Man #2

Original Name : Tom Everett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Sally Kishbaugh

Gender : Female

Character Name : Valet

Original Name : Barry Shade

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harrow Club Maitre D'

Original Name : Jack Heller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harrow Club Arresting Officer

Original Name : Michael Harrington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dispatcher

Original Name : David Wells

Gender : Male

Character Name : Det. Owenby

Original Name : Scott Murphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st Detroit Cop

Original Name : Dennis Madden

Gender : Male

Character Name : 2nd Detroit Cop

Original Name : John Achorn

Gender : Male

Character Name : 3rd Detroit Cop

Original Name : John Pettis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detroit Station Cop #1

Original Name : Nicholas Shields

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detroit Station Cop #2

Original Name : Carl Weintraub

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detroit Station Cop #3

Original Name : Anthony De Fonte

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barmaid

Original Name : Darwyn Carson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pool Player

Original Name : Mark E. Corry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maitland Body Guard

Original Name : Thomas J. Hageboeck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Luther (uncredited)

Original Name : David Patrick Kelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Donald Chaffin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beverly Palms Hotel Checkout Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Martin Brest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Front Desk Receptionist (uncredited)

Original Name : Danny Nero

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Eastman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Farrell Mayer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Earl Jolly Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul LeClair

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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. Hey Axel you got a cigarette? There was a time when Eddie Murphy ruled the world. After Trading Places had introduced us to his sharp comedic tongue, and 48 Hours had shown him to be a more than capable action character actor, Beverly Hills Cop fused the two together and propelled Murphy to super stardom. Directed by Martin Brest and produced by Messers Simpson & Bruckheimer, it's really no surprise that "Hills Cop" is shallow, simple (a fish out of water comedy standard) and utterly commercial. Yet with its gusto, humorous script (Daniel Petrie Jr) and neat plotting, it becomes a hugely entertaining film - led superbly by Murphy due to infectious comedy energy and superb knack for timing. You're not going to fall for the banana in the tailpipe routine! It's hard to believe that the likes of Sly Stallone and Al Pacino were first mooted for the role, so not as a comedy one imagines, but as it being a standard police action movie, but enter Murphy and it ended up as a fine blend of action and comedy. There's little digs at Beverly Hills and its smugness, a way of life that Foley, with his down on the streets toughness, can't comprehend, while opposing police methods also get a wry once over - wonderfully threaded in the relationship between Foley, Taggart (John Ashton) and Rosewood (Judge Reinhold). Small gripes reside, such as Steven Berkoff's by the numbers villain being something of a let down and Ronny Cox is sadly playing filler time with an underwritten character. But this is about Murphy, the fabulous stunt work and the successful union of action and comedy. And hey! even Harold Faltermeyer's bobbing synth score, "Axel F," has a nippiness that remains quintessentially 1980s. 8/10

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-02-26

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" (Judge Reinhold) as they try to track down the murderer of a childhood friend from Detroit that, of course, soon has them knee-deep in a lucrative - and deadly - drugs operation. It's the unorthodox nature of Murphy's character and the paradox with the posh culture of his new surroundings that gives the star a chance to be exactly that here. The writing provides him with quick-fire dialogue and the two foils work well in being the butt of the gags and, as the relationships develop along fairly predictable lines, the whole thing marries the comedic, the slapstick and some pyrotechnics with just enough sophistication to keep it from being cringeworthy. Of course there's no doubt that the guys will get their man - a rather hammy Steven Berkoff, but the manner in which this is all pursued is funny and entertaining. Keep an eye to for the disdainful Stephen Elliott as "Chief Hubbard" whose disbelief in just what's going on under his nose raises a smile, as does Bronson Pinchot's "Serge". It's got quite a memorable soundtrack - even if I hated "Axel F", and is good fun!