Beverly Hills Cop
Eddie Murphy took the charisma and remarkable comic timing that had made him a success on "Saturday Night Live" to the big screen with "Beverly Hills Cops," a smash hit of an action-comedy. Murphy plays Axel Foley, a Detroit police sergeant who is completely out of his jurisdiction and comfort zone as he hunts for a killer in a snobby Los Angeles enclave in this fish-out-of-water thriller (with a persistent through-line of jokes, riffing, and wisecracking).
When he isn't squabbling with the uptight policemen of the Beverly Hills Police Department, he is amusingly experiencing culture shock over what he thinks to be anomalies of California living. The viewer begins to empathize with and root for Axel Foley as he navigates '80s consumerism, all while Murphy flaunts every aspect of his cinematic character that made him famous.
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Ronny Cox
Director: Martin Brest
Year: 1984
Runtime: 105 minutes
When he isn't squabbling with the uptight policemen of the Beverly Hills Police Department, he is amusingly experiencing culture shock over what he thinks to be anomalies of California living. The viewer begins to empathize with and root for Axel Foley as he navigates '80s consumerism, all while Murphy flaunts every aspect of his cinematic character that made him famous.
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Ronny Cox
Director: Martin Brest
Year: 1984
Runtime: 105 minutes
