Eddie Murphy,
Judge Reinhold,
Lisa Eilbacher,
John Ashton,
Ronny Cox
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What's that wisecracking young black guy (Eddie Murphy) in that beat-up Chevy Nova doing in lily-white Beverly Hills? He's Axel Foley, a Detroit detective who's been sent on involuntary vacation becau... read more
Directed by: Martin Brest
Release Date: December 1, 1984
Keywords:
action,
cop,
eddie murphy,
beverly hills,
hills cop,
axel foley,
Eddie Murphy ,
Beverly Hills Cop,
Axel Foley ,
Judge Reinhold
DVD Release Date: January 29, 2002
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October 25, 2011Beverly Hills Cop is along with the first Lethal Weapon one of best buddy cop action films that blends bits of humor. Eddie Murphy gives a good performance here. The film works well as an action comedy, and this is one of the few films of Eddie Murphy's that I really enjoyed. He ... read more
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September 20, 2011Eddie Murphy performs fantastically as a street smart cop who does things a bit differently yet at the same time amazingly he brings the laughs along to a serious plotline.
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September 13, 2011It's hard to judge Beverly Hills Cop as the movie with modern Eyes. It's has been borrowed from, stolen from and imitated so much that most of it seems unoriginal. That said, it's a fun, easy to watch movie with a great performance by Murphy.
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April 1, 2011A streetwise cop from the projects of Detroit goes to Beverly Hills to investigate the execution-style murder of a childhood friend. Beverly Hills Cop was one of the first wave of 80s action-comedies that conquered the American box office and is still a formula followed to this d... read more
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January 18, 2011I love this classic 80s action comedy movie! It has a fantastic cast and lots of humour, and it's so fun. I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it.
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September 23, 2009I never really liked this film. I always make a point to avoid films where Bronson Pinchot is playing gay as it?s just too cringe worthy to watch!
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July 18, 2009Jesus, looking back on this now its really old haha obviously. This is the original classic cop action flick that kick started them all. The Murphy humor is his best,the other cast members work so well together, the soundtrack is classic 80's, the action is spot on, although now ... read more
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February 22, 2009The heat is on!!!!!! Eddie is the coolest and funniest cop on the job. - Remember the banana's in the tailpipe??
Critic Reviews
June 6, 2009
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
August 7, 2007
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
It's one of the few star comedies of the early 80s to allot some humor and personality to the minor characters. Full Review
August 7, 2007
Variety Staff, Variety
Expectations that Eddie Murphy's street brand of rebelliousness would devastate staid and glittery Beverly Hills are not entirely met in a film that grows increasingly dramatic. Full Review
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Eddie Murphy looks like the latest victim of the Star Magic Syndrome, in which it is assumed that a movie will be a hit simply because it stars an enormously talented person. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Mr. Murphy knows exactly what he's doing, and he wins at every turn. Full Review
January 29, 2012
R. L. Shaffer, IGN DVD
Simply put, Beverly Hills Cop is one of the best buddy cop movies ever made. Full Review
May 31, 2011
Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central
begin charting the legendarily-steep decline of Murphy as a conversation worth having outside the tabloids. Full Review
January 1, 2011
David Gurney, Common Sense Media
Classic '80s Murphy vehicle; fun but foulmouthed. Full Review
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