Beverly Hills Cop

Dec 5, 1984

1h 45m

★ 7.2

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Action

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Eddie Murphy Productions

Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films

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Cast

Axel Foley

Eddie Murphy

Det. Billy Rosewood

Judge Reinhold

Sgt. Taggart

John Ashton

Jenny Summers

Lisa Eilbacher

Lt. Bogomil

Ronny Cox

Victor Maitland

Steven Berkoff

Mikey Tandino

James Russo

Zack

Jonathan Banks

Chief Hubbard

Stephen Elliott

Inspector Todd

Gilbert R. Hill

Det. Foster

Art Kimbro

Det. McCabe

Joel Bailey

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