Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

December 5, 1984 (US) • Comedy, Crime, Action • 105m

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.

Director

Martin Brest

Writers

Daniel Petrie Jr., Daniel Petrie Jr., Danilo Bach

Top Billed

Eddie Murphy

Keywords

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Top Billed Cast

Eddie Murphy

Axel Foley

Judge Reinhold

Det. Billy Rosewood

John Ashton

Sgt. Taggart

Lisa Eilbacher

Jenny Summers

Ronny Cox

Lt. Bogomil

Steven Berkoff

Victor Maitland

James Russo

Mikey Tandino

Jonathan Banks

Zack

Stephen Elliott

Chief Hubbard

Gilbert R. Hill

Inspector Todd

Art Kimbro

Det. Foster

Joel Bailey

Det. McCabe

Bronson Pinchot

Serge

Paul Reiser

Jeffrey

Michael Champion

Casey

Frank Pesce

Cigarette Buyer

Gene Borkan

Truck Driver

Michael Gregory

Hotel Manager

Alice Cadogan

Hotel Clerk

Philip Levien

Donny

Karen Mayo-Chandler

Maitland Receptionist

Gerald Berns

Beverly Hills Cop #1

William Wallace

Beverly Hills Cop #2

Israel Juarbe

Room Service Waiter

Randy Vasquez

Bell Hop

Damon Wayans

Banana Man

Chuck Adamson

Crate Opener #1

Chip Heller

Crate Opener #2

Rick Overton

Bonded Warehouse Night Supervisor

Rex Ryon

Bonded Warehouse Security Guard

Mike Pniewski

Bonded Warehouse Clerk #1

Douglas Warhit

Bonded Warehouse Clerk #2

Paul Drake

Holdup Man #1

Tom Everett

Holdup Man #2

Sally Kishbaugh

Waitress

Barry Shade

Valet

Jack Heller

Harrow Club Maitre D'

Michael Harrington

Harrow Club Arresting Officer

David Wells

Dispatcher

Scott Murphy

Det. Owenby

Dennis Madden

1st Detroit Cop

John Achorn

2nd Detroit Cop

John Pettis

3rd Detroit Cop

Nicholas Shields

Detroit Station Cop #1

Carl Weintraub

Detroit Station Cop #2

Anthony De Fonte

Detroit Station Cop #3

Darwyn Carson

Barmaid

Mark E. Corry

Pool Player

Thomas J. Hageboeck

Maitland Body Guard

David Patrick Kelly

Luther (uncredited)

Donald Chaffin

Detective (uncredited)

Martin Brest

Beverly Palms Hotel Checkout Clerk (uncredited)

Danny Nero

Hotel Front Desk Receptionist (uncredited)

Bob Davis

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Peter Eastman

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Farrell Mayer

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Earl Jolly Brown

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Paul LeClair

Worker (uncredited)

Dan Cotter

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Crew

Daniel Petrie Jr.

Screenplay

Martin Brest

Director

Don Simpson

Producer

Bruce Surtees

Director of Photography

Arthur Coburn

Editor

Jerry Bruckheimer

Producer

Harold Faltermeyer

Original Music Composer

Richard Graves

Second Assistant Director

Peter Bogart

First Assistant Director

Bruce Lacey

Sound Editor

Tom Bronson

Costume Design

John M. Dwyer

Set Decoration

James J. Murakami

Art Direction

Jeff L. Miller

Assistant Camera

Teri E. Dorman

Sound Editor

Rick Kline

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Charles M. Wilborn

Sound Mixer

William Gocke

Boom Operator

Bob Badami

Music Editor

Gregg Landaker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mike Moder

Unit Production Manager

Jack N. Green

Camera Operator

Michael D. Weldon

Assistant Camera

Thomas J. Wright

Second Unit Director

Alan L. Nineberg

ADR Editor

Bruce Richardson

Sound Editor

Jeff Haley

Set Decoration

George Watters II

Supervising Sound Editor

Daniel F. Finnerty

Assistant Sound Editor

Steve McRoberts

Second Unit First Assistant Director

John Haggar

Assistant Editor

Gary Ritchie

Sound Recordist

Leonard Engelman

Makeup Artist

Richard R. Robinson

Still Photographer

Carolyn Colwell

Assistant Sound Editor

Pamela Bentkowski

Foley Editor

Donald O. Mitchell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Barbara Lorenz

Hairstylist

Chuck Velasco

Costumer

Kathie Gale

Costumer

Gary McLarty

Stunt Coordinator

Ben Nye Jr.

Makeup Artist

Stanley Brossette

Unit Publicist

Peter Wagner

Key Grip

Michael J. Long

Costumer

Don Nygren

Gaffer

Tommy Tomlinson

Property Master

Claudia Finkle

Assistant Editor

Cecelia Hall

Supervising Sound Editor

Richard Ritchie

Color Timer

John Davis

Best Boy Grip

Francis X. Valdez III

Electrician

James Herbert

Location Manager

Sam Edelman

Transportation Captain

William Bowling

Location Manager

Jim Rose

Dolly Grip

Danny Marzolo

Electrician

Jay Fuller

Transportation Coordinator

Peter J. Breen

Dolly Grip

Frank McKane

Best Boy Grip

Laurie Allison

Location Manager

Al Contreras

Second Company Grip

John Hutchinson

Standby Painter

Ken Pepiot

Special Effects

Maggie Mills

Casting Assistant

Carol Richmond

Producer's Assistant

Michael Liakos

Second Company Grip

Barbara Weintraub

Producer's Assistant

Janis Benjamin Collister

Assistant Unit Manager

Kathy Nelson

Music Consultant

Mike Blaze

Assistant Property Master

Michael W. Moore

Stunts

Robert Mueller

Construction Coordinator

Scott Metcalfe

Producer's Assistant

Rex Pierson

Stunts

Harold Faltermeyer

Theme Song Performance

Margery Simkin

Casting

Angelo P. Graham

Production Design

Betty Goldberg

Script Supervisor

Rhonda Young

Casting

Jay Fuller

Stunts

Allan Bromberg

Foley Editor

Linda Horner

Associate Producer

Mike Moder

Executive Producer

Billy Weber

Editor

Loren Janes

Stunts

Vince Deadrick Jr.

Stunts

Janet Brady

Stunts

Gene Hartline

Stunts

Christopher R. Adams

Stunts

Bobby McLaughlin

Stunts

Kenny Endoso

Stunts

Billy Hank Hooker

Stunts

Justin De Rosa

Stunt Double

Matt Johnston

Stunts

Tony Epper

Stunts

John C. Meier

Stunts

John Sistrunk

Stunts

Mic Rodgers

Stunts

Vince Deadrick Sr.

Stunts

Danny Rogers

Stunts

Danny Costa

Stunts

Eddy Donno

Stunts

Stephanie Epper

Stunts

Richard Epper

Stunts

Karen McLarty

Stunts

Alan Oliney

Stunt Double

Steve M. Davison

Stunts

Ron Ellis

Stunts

Harold Jones

Stunts

Alan Oliney

Stunts

Tom Glass

Stunts

Eddie Murphy

Executive Producer

Daniel Petrie Jr.

Story

Danilo Bach

Story

Keith Forsey

Original Music Composer

Chuck Adamson

Technical Advisor

Glenn Frey

Songs

Patti LaBelle

Songs

Collection

Beverly Hills Cop Collection

Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop II

Beverly Hills Cop III

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Reviews

John Chard

December 31, 2018

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

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CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

February 26, 2023

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 m… read the rest.