Blu-ray Beverly Hills Cop * 1984
Eddie Murphy

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Beleef de klassieke actiekomedie Beverly Hills Cop op Blu-Ray! Eddie Murphy schittert als de straatwijze detective Axel Foley, die van Detroit naar Beverly Hills reist om de moord op zijn beste vriend op te lossen.

Een hilarische en spannende film vol onvergetelijke momenten.

Inclusief de originele Engelse gesproken taal.


Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, with a screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr., and story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr. It stars Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit detective who visits Beverly Hills, California, to solve the murder of his best friend.

Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Ronny Cox, Steven Berkoff, Jonathan Banks, and Paul Reiser appear in supporting roles.

Beverly Hills Cop
Axel Foley (portrayed by Eddie Murphy) sits on the hood of a red Mercedes-Benz convertible with a pistol pointing out on his left hand and his left foot resting above the word "Hills".

The caption above reads "He is/has been chased, thrown through a window, and arrested. Eddie Murphy is a Detroit cop on vacation in Beverly Hills."

Directed by
Martin Brest
Screenplay by
Daniel Petrie Jr.
Story by
Danilo Bach
Daniel Petrie Jr.
Produced by
Don Simpson
Jerry Bruckheimer

Starring
Eddie Murphy
Cinematography
Bruce Surtees
Edited by
Billy Weber
Arthur Coburn
Music by
Harold Faltermeyer
Production
companies
Paramount Pictures
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Eddie Murphy Productions

Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release dates
December 1, 1984 (Los Angeles)
December 5, 1984 (United States)
Running time
105 minutes

Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$13 million[2]
Box office
$316.4 million

The film was released theatrically in the United States on December 5, 1984, by Paramount Pictures. An immediate blockbuster, it received positive reviews and grossed $316.4 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film released of 1984 in the US.

The film shot Murphy to international stardom, won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture, and was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1985.

Beverly Hills Cop spawned a franchise that includes three sequels, beginning with Beverly Hills Cop II (1987).

In December 2024, around the time of the film's 40th anniversary and three months after cast member John Ashton's death, the film was selected for preservation in the United States' National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Plot

Axel Foley is a plainclothes Detroit police detective whose latest unauthorized sting operation goes sour when two uniformed officers intervene, resulting in a high-speed chase through the city that causes widespread damage.

Axel's superior, Inspector Douglas Todd, reprimands Axel and informs him that despite his potential to be a great detective, Axel's reckless behavior will cost him his job if it continues. Todd then sends Axel home.

Axel arrives at his apartment to find it has been broken into by his childhood friend, Michael "Mikey" Tandino. Mikey had done prison time for a car theft the pair had committed in their youth, but has since landed a job as a security guard in Beverly Hills thanks to mutual friend Jenny Summers.

Mikey reveals he has some German bearer bonds but does not explain how he obtained them. Returning to the apartment after going to a bar, Axel and Mikey are taken by surprise by two men, Zack and Casey, who knock Axel unconscious, confront Mikey about the bonds, and murder him.

Due to Axel's close friendship with Mikey, and another detective already being assigned to Mikey's murder, Inspector Todd forbids Axel from assisting with the case. Axel asks to go on vacation, which Todd allows, but he warns Axel that if he tries to get involved with the Tandino case, he will be fired.

Under the guise of vacation, Axel travels to Beverly Hills to investigate Mikey's murder. Jenny tells Axel about Mikey's ties to Victor Maitland, owner of the art gallery she works for. Axel goes to Maitland's office to question him about Mikey, but is ejected by Maitland's bodyguards and arrested.

Axel meets Beverly Hills Police Department Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil, as well as Detective Billy Rosewood and Sergeant John Taggart. Bogomil tells Axel that he has spoken with Inspector Todd and reminds Axel of Todd's warning about investigating the Tandino murder.

Bogomil then assigns Billy and Taggart to follow Axel, who humiliates them with various pratfalls, including one that disables their car's exhaust with bananas. Billy and Taggart's initial dislike of Axel changes to mutual respect when they cooperatively foil a robbery at a strip club.

Axel infiltrates one of Maitland's warehouses, where he finds evidence of drug smuggling and is arrested after a scuffle with Zack at Maitland's country club. Beverly Hills Police Chief Hubbard, who has learned of Axel's private investigation, orders him escorted out of town. Axel convinces Billy to take him and Jenny to the warehouse, where he expects another shipment to arrive. Axel and Jenny break in and discover several bags of cocaine but are discovered by Maitland, Zack, and Casey. Maitland takes Jenny and orders Axel killed before admitting to Mikey's murder. Billy rescues Axel after a brief gunfight during which he kills Casey.

To rescue Jenny, Taggart tracks Axel and Billy to Maitland's estate where they kill four of Maitland's men, including Zack. Axel kills Maitland with Bogomil's help. Bogomil fabricates an explanation for their unauthorized actions to Chief Hubbard. Realizing Inspector Todd might fire him upon his return to Detroit, Axel asks Bogomil to smooth matters over with Todd, remarking that if he gets fired in Detroit, then he might stay in Beverly Hills as a private investigator. Bogomil agrees to talk to Inspector Todd.

Taggart and Billy pay Axel's hotel bill for him and they agree to a farewell drink together.

Cast


Eddie Murphy as Detective Axel Foley
Judge Reinhold as Detective Billy Rosewood
John Ashton as Sergeant John Taggart
Lisa Eilbacher as Jenny Summers
Ronny Cox as Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil
Steven Berkoff as Victor Maitland
James Russo as Mikey Tandino
Jonathan Banks as Zack
Stephen Elliott as Chief Hubbard

Gilbert R. Hill as Inspector Douglas Todd
Bronson Pinchot as Serge
Paul Reiser as Detective Jeffrey Friedman
Michael Champion as Casey
Frank Pesce as cigarette buyer
Damon Wayans as banana man
Rex Ryon as bonded warehouse security guard
Martin Brest as Beverly Palms Hotel checkout clerk (uncredited)