calvinnme Mega-hit action comedy from Paramount Pictures and producing duo Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Eddie Murphy became a genuine superstar with the starring role of Detroit Detective Axel Foley, a rule breaker and wisecracker that travels to Beverly Hills to solve a childhood friend's murder. It puts him at odds with a shady art dealer (Steven Berkoff) and the Beverly Hills police department. But Foley soon proves his mettle out West as he obviously has superior detective skills compared to his rule centric equivalents in Beverly Hills.There are a lot of laughs here, and Murphy has tons of screen charisma. A lot of this will probably seem routine to modern audiences, but at the time this film established the action-comedy as one of the biggest genres of the decade. It also contains one of the signature 80's soundtracks, both the pop songs (several of which charted) and the score by Harold Faltermeyer, which includes the top ten single "Axel F." Directed by Martin Brest.What helped make this film so great - the very fact that nobody involved KNEW it was great until it got rave audience reaction, is exactly what killed the sequel. Beverly Hills Cop Two rests too much on the laurels of the original, but then that is another story.
Uriah43 After he is knocked unconscious and his best friend is murdered, "Detective Axel Foley" (Eddie Murphy) leaves Detroit and goes to Beverly Hills to investigate the situation. However, not only is he out of his jurisdiction and disobeying a direct order from his boss, but he soon finds out that the way things are done in Detroit is not how the police operate in Beverly Hills. And the police there have no qualms arresting people who break the law—and that goes double for Axel Foley. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a charming action film which was heavy on humor but light on realism. Be that as it may, I thought that Eddie Murphy was absolutely sensational and that this was probably his best movie of all. Granted, this movie is definitely dated and clearly reflected the 1980s. Likewise, he was quite vulgar in several scenes as well but he managed to use that to his advantage to keep the humor moving along. In any case, I enjoyed this film and I have rated it accordingly. Above average.
Tweekums Protagonist Axel Foley is a Detroit cop who is happy break the rules; something that annoys his boss. Early on his old friend Mikey pays him a visit; Mikey is in trouble with some very bad people in Beverly Hills and soon after arriving in Detroit he is killed. Axel is told to stay well clear of the case so decides to take a much needed vacation… in Beverly Hills. Here he visits his old friend Jenny Summers and starts investigating Victor Maitland, Mikey's former employee which gets him arrested. Once again Axel is warned off the case but he still keeps digging while local cops Sgt Taggart and Det. Rosewood try to keep an eye on him and stop him getting into any more trouble. Axel's investigation leads him to believe Maitland is smuggling cocaine and he is soon in real danger.This film is a great mix of comedy and action. It gets off to a fine start which involves a truck being chased through the streets of Detroit causing mayhem as is goes; this isn't related to the main story but serves to introduce Foley. The central story is interesting even there is no real doubt who is behind the death of Axel's friend… it is just a question of how he will prove Maitland did it. Eddie Murphy has made some turkeys over the years but here he is on top form as the wise-cracking Axel Foley. Judge Reinhold and John Ashton provide good as Rosewood and Taggart; playing things straighter but still pretty funny at time. Steven Berkoff and Jonathan Banks are suitably unpleasant as Maitland and his henchman; thankfully leaving the jokes for the good guys. There are also some decent minor characters; most notably Bronson Pinchot who is hilarious as Serge, the camp gallery assistant. There are plenty of really funny moments during the film such as when Axel bluffs his way into an exclusive club by pretending to be Maitland's lover with an embarrassing medical condition that he thinks Maitland should know about. There is a fair amount of strong language but if that doesn't offend you and you want a good laugh then I certainly recommend this '80s classic… the soundtrack is great too!
ivo-cobra8 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is my favorite childhood movie. It is one of the best Action Films in the 80's I have seen. I don't care if it is written comedy in the genre. It is humor in this film but I am considering as a classic Action Film. It is definitely Eddie Murphy's best film. Film about Beverly Hills Cop and Cobra will not be today Action films like are this. I am really disappointed with how action films are turning today. Beverly hills Cop is a legendary film. A film that I will always cherish and I will never get tired of it. I love this movie to death. Great job reviewing one of the best classic action films ever.This is my favorite film and one of the best classic action films from the 80's of all time. Yes I grew up with this film, that always fascinated me how this film is fascinated, awesome, brilliant and very funny. Eddie Murphy kick's ass!!! A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills. Beverly Hills Cop is a movie made successful entirely on the performance of its star. The film is fairly shallow when it comes right down to it -- really, it's a whole lot of talk, a fair bit of comedy, and only a little bit of action -- but Star Eddie Murphy's (48 Hrs.) charisma and complete mastery of his character is what makes Director Martin Brest's (Midnight Run) movie a fan-favorite success. Outside of Murphy, Beverly Hills Cop is as routine as routine gets; a standard cops-and-robbers plot, no mystery, and point-and-shoot and in-the-raw direction make for an otherwise dull picture, but Murphy saves the film from its own shortcomings with so much flair and genuine excitement that this might be the all-time best of any of the "actor-singlehandedly-makes-the-movie" movies. Beverly Hills Cop is the very definition of a "star vehicle," a movie that's nothing without its lead -- this specific lead at that -- but with him? It's a movie that's always masking its mistakes behind Murphy's big smile and quick-to-the-punch comic style and timing that he's got going on no matter the time, place, or circumstances in the story, selling the character and his actions with a startling effortlessness that transforms him into Axel Foley in every scene. Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is a slick, smooth-talking Detroit detective who's disobedience and disregard for procedure has once again landed him in hot water with his Chief, and a promising career is on the brink of disintegration. Axel Foley is Eddie Murphy's best role that made him in to a star today. Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who heads to Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff and Jonathan Banks appear in ing roles.This first film in the Beverly Hills Cop series shot Murphy to international stardom, won the People's Choice Award for "Favorite Motion Picture", was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical, and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) in 1985. It earned $234 million at the North American domestic box office, making it the highest-grossing 1984 film in the U.S.Beverly Hills Cop is always on the precipice of disaster, the picture teetering on the edge but always pulled back from the brink by Murphy's contagious enthusiasm and pure comic timing. About half the film, it seems, is constructed almost exclusively of scenes featuring Murphy's character being chewed out for his actions that take place in the other half of the film. Whether he's defending himself in front of his superiors or defending his life on the streets of Detroit and Beverly Hills, Murphy consistently and perfectly juggles the film's requirements for action (as sparse as the action may be) with what is almost always subtle but extraordinarily effective humor that always flows from the story and feels genuinely off-the-cuff, rather than force-fed into the plot just to try and squeeze out a laugh from its audience. It's the film's sense of real, genuine storytelling, then, that outside of Murphy, is its greatest asset. The film is awfully standard, yes, but it's never mechanical, instead playing as completely organic. The interplay between characters seems perfectly natural, as does the humor, and it's all thanks to Murphy's uncanny ability to carry the movie with so much natural swagger and charm that Beverly Hills Cop is so much fun in spite of what would otherwise be a forgettable loser of a movie. The heat is on in this fast paced action-comedy starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street smart Detroit cop tracking down his best friend's killer in Beverly Hills. Axel quickly learns that his wild style doesn't fit in with the Beverly Hills Police Department, which assigns two officers (Judge Reinhold and John Ashton) to make sure things don't get out of hand. Dragging the stuffy detectives along for the ride, Axel smashes through a huge culture clash in his hilarious, high-speed pursuit of justice. Featuring cameos by Paul Reiser, Bronson Pinchot and Damon Wayans, Beverly Hills Cop is an exhilarating sidesplitting adventure!I love this film, it is one of the funniest movies that I've ever seen. Eddie Murphy rocks the house.
