| Beverly Hills Cop | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Martin Brest |
| Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer Don Simpson |
| Written by | Danilo Bach Daniel Petrie, Jr. Vincent Patrick |
| Starring | Eddie Murphy Judge Reinhold John Ashton Steven Berkoff Lisa Eilbacher Ronny Cox |
| Editing by | Billy Weber |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 5, 1984 |
| Running time | 105 min |
| Country | |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$15,000,000 |
| Gross revenue | $316,360,478 (worldwide) |
| Followed by | Beverly Hills Cop II |
| Allmovie profile | |
| IMDb profile | |
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is an Academy Award nominated American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy. Martin Brest ( August 8, 1951) is an American Filmmaker, producer, Screenwriter, Film editor, and Actor Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film This page is about the Hollywood film producer For the article about the comic book artist see Don Simpson. Danilo Bach is a screenwriter and producer Awards and nominations Best Original Screenplay (Nomination for Beverly Hills Cop, 1984 Daniel Petrie Jr (born 1952 the son of Daniel Petrie Sr, is perhaps best known as the one of the screenwriters of the mid-1980s hit movie, Beverly Vincent Patrick is the author of the cult crime novels The Pope of Greenwich Village and Family Business. Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3 1961 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Judge Reinhold (born May 21 1957) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for co-starring in movies such as Beverly Hills Cop John Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor born in Springfield Massachusetts and graduate of the University of Southern California Steven Berkoff (born 3 August 1937 is an English Actor, Writer and director. Lisa Eilbacher (born May 5, 1957) is an American Television and Motion picture actress. Daniel Ronald "Ronny" Cox (born July 23, 1938) is an American Character actor, Singer / Songwriter, and Guitarist Billy Weber is an American Film editor with more than twenty film credits dating from Days of Heaven (1978 Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Beverly Hills Cop II is a 1987 action-comedy Film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Tony Scott. Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Martin Brest ( August 8, 1951) is an American Filmmaker, producer, Screenwriter, Film editor, and Actor Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3 1961 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American The film is the first in the Beverly Hills Cop series. Beverly Hills Cop is a series of Academy Award -nominated action-comedy films with characters written by Daniel Petrie Jr The film shot Murphy to international stardom, won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture (1985) and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (1985). Note This article does not pertain to the People's Choice Awards presented at the British Comedy Awards show in the United Kingdom, or to an awards show Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner It earned an estimated US$ 234 million at the box office, narrowly making it the second biggest hit of 1984 (next to Ghostbusters). The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been It was ranked 22 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies". Bravo is a Cable television network owned by NBC Universal. It is currently seen in more than 80 million homes and was the first service dedicated to film drama For 19 years, Beverly Hills Cop stood as producer Jerry Bruckheimer's highest-grossing film until August 12, 2003, when it was pushed to the Number Two spot by Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film For the video game see Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl (video game Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black
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Reckless but talented Detroit policeman Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) conducts an unauthorized sting operation, using a truck full of cigarettes (seized by the police as evidence in another case) to attempt to bust two hustlers. Early life Foley fictionally attended the Mumford High School. Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3 1961 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American The 'deal' is interrupted by two patrolmen, resulting in one criminal fleeing on foot and the other escaping in the truck, with Axel trapped in the back. After an extensive chase, causing widespread damage, the truck crashes and the other man runs off, leaving Axel empty-handed. At the police station, he is severely reprimanded by his boss, Inspector Todd (Gilbert R. Hill), who informs Axel that if he conducts any further unapproved operations, he will be fired and brought up on charges. Gilbert R Hill (born 1931 is a former President of the Detroit City Council.
Axel goes home to find his ex-con best friend Mikey Tandino (James Russo) in his apartment, fresh from a job he got in Beverly Hills working for their mutual childhood friend, Jenny Summers (Lisa Eilbacher). James Vincent Russo (born April 23, 1953) is an American film and television actor Lisa Eilbacher (born May 5, 1957) is an American Television and Motion picture actress. Mikey shows off some German bearer bonds he "borrowed" from his employers, which momentarily concerns Axel, but he is more interested in catching up with his old friend. After a night of drinking, Axel and Mikey return home and are accosted outside Axel's apartment by a burly man Mikey recognizes as Zack (Jonathan Banks). Jonathan Banks (born January 31, 1947) is an American veteran Character actor in film and television Zack knocks Axel unconscious before he sees anything. He then confronts Mikey about the bearer bonds, then shoots him twice in the head. After the police respond, Axel asks Inspector Todd to be let in on the case, but Todd flatly refuses. Deciding to secretly root around from a different angle, Axel asks for and is granted two weeks' vacation time.
Axel then drives his "crappy blue Chevy Nova" all the way to Beverly Hills, and, masquerading as a reporter for Rolling Stone magazine, manages to check into a suite at the high-end Beverly Palm Hotel. The Chevrolet Nova or Chevy II was an American Compact car introduced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors in 1962 Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published He then meets up with his old friend Jenny, who tells Axel that she (and Mikey) work for art dealer Victor Maitland (Steven Berkoff). Steven Berkoff (born 3 August 1937 is an English Actor, Writer and director. Axel finagles his way into Maitland's office, where Zack is shown to be the art dealer's right-hand man. Axel presses Maitland for answers about Mikey, but Maitland has his bodyguards throw Axel out - literally – through a glass window on the main floor.
Outside, Axel is confronted by the Beverly Hills police over a report of disturbing the peace. Finding his gun, they arrest him for possessing a concealed weapon, as he cannot afford to identify himself as a police officer. At the station, he is questioned by Sergeant John Taggart (John Ashton) and Detective Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold). John Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor born in Springfield Massachusetts and graduate of the University of Southern California Judge Reinhold (born May 21 1957) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for co-starring in movies such as Beverly Hills Cop Taggart takes issue with Axel's irreverence and punches him in the stomach. Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) steps in to reprimand Taggart and presses Axel further, adding that he has spoken to Inspector Todd back in Detroit, who hints that Axel will be fired if he finds out that Axel is investigating Mikey's death. Daniel Ronald "Ronny" Cox (born July 23, 1938) is an American Character actor, Singer / Songwriter, and Guitarist
Jenny bails Axel out, and takes him back to the hotel, tailed all the while by Taggart and Rosewood, who have been assigned to watch him. As the detectives watch and wait across the street from the hotel in an unmarked car, Axel places a late supper order with room service to be delivered to them. He then coaxes a waiter (Damon Wayans, in his film debut) to give him some bananas from a party tray, which he stuffs into the unmarked car's tailpipe while Rosewood and Taggart are distracted by the room service waiter. Damon Kyle Wayans (born September 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, Writer, and Actor who began his career For the fruit see Banana. For other meanings see Banana (disambiguation. When Jenny and Axel leave the hotel, Taggart and Rosewood try to pursue, but their vehicle stalls, thanks to the bananas in the tailpipe.
Axel and Jenny sneak into one of Maitland's warehouses, where they observe two of his men removing bearer bonds from a crate. Axel also discovers some coffee grounds around some of the crates. Axel then has Jenny follow the two men to a loading dock, where he sneaks in alone, noticing that the crate that formerly contained bearer bonds is placed among other crates waiting to be processed. When he crosses paths with a security guard, Axel passes himself off as a Customs inspector, demanding to see the records for all the crates in the warehouse. Until March 2003 the United States Customs Service was the portion of the U
When Axel returns to the hotel, he spots Taggart and Rosewood still sitting in the unmarked car, waiting for him. Axel sneaks into the car, startling both men, who are irritable because they lost two days pay over his antics. Axel offers a truce of sorts, by letting them escort him to "someplace classy. " "Someplace classy" turns out to be a stripper bar. While there, Axel notices two men entering the club wearing trench coats. Immediately suspicious because it is June (too hot for coats) he deduces that the men intend to rob the place. Axel's suspicions prove true, and the men produce shotguns from under their coats. Axel and Taggart successfully disarm the would-be robbers, leading to a new sense of respect between them. Later, Axel lies to Bogomil that Taggart and Rosewood had tailed him to the strip club and that they deserve all the credit for the collar, but Taggart and Rosewood admit to Bogomil that they had accepted Axel's invitation to the establishment and that Axel had initiated the takedown. Though thankful that Axel had prevented the robbery, Bogomil is fed up with Rosewood and Taggart's seeming incompetence and assigns two other detectives, Foster (Art Kimbro) and McCabe (Joel Bailey) to tail Axel. Axel gently reprimands Taggart and Rosewood before he leaves, pointing out the lie he told about their actions was working.
The next day, Foster and McCabe catch up to Axel, who is loitering outside Maitland's gated mansion. When Maitland's car emerges from the compound, Axel jumps into his Nova and follows, with the detectives on his tail. Axel artfully loses Foster and McCabe and follows Maitland to a high class country club. He cons the maitre d' into letting him into the banquet hall, where he directly accuses Maitland of killing Mikey. Zach grabs Axel, who counter-throws him into the buffet, which brings the police to the venue. Axel is arrested again.
At the police station, Bogomil demands answers, which Axel finally gives; Maitland is smuggling bearer bonds into the country and he had Mikey killed because he stole some of the bonds. Axel also accuses Maitland of trafficking drugs, thanks to the coffee grounds that Axel found in the warehouse; Bogomil acknowledges that drug traffickers sometimes pack cocaine in piles of coffee grounds to throw off drug-sniffing dogs. Bogomil finally sympathizes with Axel, and is intrigued by the theories he presents, but admits that he cannot arrest Maitland on pure speculation. To make matters worse, Police Chief Hubbard (Stephen Elliott) has ordered Axel to leave Beverly Hills, having heard of his numerous indiscretions throughout the city. Stephen Elliott may refer to Stephen Elliott (footballer Stephen Elliott (author Stephen Elliott (actor Bogomil, under orders from Hubbard, tells Rosewood to escort Axel to the city limits.
Axel mentions to Rosewood that Maitland has another shipment due, which he decided not to tell Bogomil once he realized Bogomil couldn't or wouldn't help. Rosewood takes him to see Jenny at the art gallery, where Axel asks for her warehouse key, but she insists on coming along. Rosewood waits in the unmarked car, not being able to go in until Axel and Jenny establish the presence of evidence, otherwise it would be an illegal search. Sneaking into the warehouse, Axel opens a crate that turns out to contain large bags of cocaine hidden inside coffee grounds. Suddenly, Zach and his men appear and take Axel and Jenny at gunpoint. Outside, Rosewood watches helplessly as Maitland and more of his men enter the warehouse. Axel and Maitland exchange words, and Zach admits to Axel that he killed Mikey. Maitland and Zach then leave with Jenny as their hostage, leaving Axel to the mercy of their men. Rosewood finally decides to enter the warehouse and helps Axel to escape. On their way to Maitland's mansion, Rosewood contacts Taggart, telling him about the drugs in the warehouse and to not tell Bogomil about anything. Taggart tells Foster and McCabe to check out the warehouse, then rushes to meet up with Axel and Rosewood.
Axel, Rosewood and a reluctant Taggart sneak in to the mansion's grounds, but are soon pinned down by gunfire from Maitland's men. Back at the station, Bogomil is puzzled by the absence of the four detectives, then hears about a call of shots fired. When he discovers that the address where the shots were fired is Maitland's, Bogomil calls for all cars to descend on Maitland's mansion.
At the mansion, the police temporarily gain the upper hand, shooting down several gunmen. Axel tells Rosewood and Taggart to cover him as he enters the mansion. Inside, Zack has his weapon drawn and is hunting Axel. The lethal cat-and-mouse game ends with Axel shooting Zack dead. Savoring his victory for a moment, Axel takes a large caliber bullet in his arm, courtesy of Maitland. Bogomil and a fleet of police officers arrive at the compound and arrest Maitland's surveillance and security teams. Inside the mansion, Axel confronts Maitland, who is holding his gun to Jenny's head. Neither man moves, until Bogomil appears behind Axel with his gun pointed at Maitland. Jenny takes advantage of the moment to escape from Maitland, and Axel and Bogomil empty their guns into Maitland, killing him.
When the smoke clears, Hubbard shows up, demanding answers. Bogomil makes up a story, insisting that he himself had led the investigation into Maitland's activities, thanks to Jenny and Axel's tips, and that Axel was merely an observer at the scene. Skeptical, Hubbard asks Taggart to confirm the story, which he does, having learned his lesson from the strip club incident. Finally, Hubbard decides to accept Bogomil's version of the events. Axel begs Bogomil to talk to Todd in Detroit, saying that if he lost his job in Detroit, he would move to Beverly Hills permanently and work as a private detective. Bogomil promises to clear everything up.
Axel prepares to check out of the Beverly Palm when Rosewood and Taggart arrive. They tell him that Bogomil insisted that they personally escort him to the city limits. When Axel's tab is produced, Taggart informs the desk clerk that the Beverly Hills Police Department will pick it up. Axel is moved by the gesture and "gives" each detective a hotel bathrobe (also paid for by the police department). Once outside, Axel offers to share a drink with his new friends; Taggart, who originally touted doing things "by the book," decides that one drink "won't kill us" and he and Rosewood follow Axel, who says that they will be going to "the perfect place; you guys'll love it. Trust me. "
Sylvester Stallone was originally intended to play Axel Foley. Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3 1961 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Gilbert R Hill (born 1931 is a former President of the Detroit City Council. James Vincent Russo (born April 23, 1953) is an American film and television actor Judge Reinhold (born May 21 1957) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for co-starring in movies such as Beverly Hills Cop John Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor born in Springfield Massachusetts and graduate of the University of Southern California Lisa Eilbacher (born May 5, 1957) is an American Television and Motion picture actress. Daniel Ronald "Ronny" Cox (born July 23, 1938) is an American Character actor, Singer / Songwriter, and Guitarist Paul Reiser (born March 30, 1957) is an American Stand-up comedian, Actor, Author and Writer. Steven Berkoff (born 3 August 1937 is an English Actor, Writer and director. Jonathan Banks (born January 31, 1947) is an American veteran Character actor in film and television Bronson Alcott Pinchot (born May 20, 1959) is an American Actor. Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 1946 is an American Actor, director, producer and Screenwriter. After his departure due to differences in scope (he wanted more action than the producers would budget for) the role was re-written for Murphy. Stallone went on to use his version of the film as the basis for his movie Cobra. Cobra is a 1986 Action film directed by George P Cosmatos, starring Sylvester Stallone, Reni Santoni and Brigitte According to Eddie Murphy on Inside the Actor's Studio, Stallone also envisioned a "harder edged" screenplay. Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated longest-running original series on the Bravo Cable television channel hosted by James Lipton The character of Jenny Summers was originally a Stallone love interest, but was rendered only an "old friend" to Murphy's Foley. Mikey was originally supposed to be Stallone's brother.
On the DVD featurette, Producer Jerry Bruckheimer claimed that the part of Axel Foley was first offered to Mickey Rourke, who signed a holding contract to do the film. Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr (born September 16, 1952 in Schenectady New York) is an American Actor, who has appeared When revisions and other preparations took longer than expected, Rourke left the project to do another film. It was then offered to Stallone.
Axel Foley's boss (Gilbert R. Hill) was a real-life detective in the Detroit Police Department, who later became a Detroit City Council member and mayoral candidate, losing to Kwame Kilpatrick in 2001. Gilbert R Hill (born 1931 is a former President of the Detroit City Council. Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (born June 6, 1970) now a Convicted felon, served as mayor of Detroit Michigan from 2002 to 2008
The scene in which Axel, Rosewood, and Taggart give an explanation to Bogomil about the strip club arrest was improvised according to a making-of featurette. When filming the "Beverly Hills Police Station" sequences, Eddie Murphy was feeling groggy from the stuffy environment and was described "to be so pure, that he didn't drink coffee. " Eventually, Murphy relented by taking small sips of coffee just to stay awake for filming inside the building. As a result of the first sips of coffee, Eddie's performance in the scene skyrocketed and he ad-libbed the part about Rosewood and Taggart being super-cops without having the capes.
The soundtrack won a Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special (1986). The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The instrumental-only title tune "Axel F" is very recognizable and has since been covered by numerous artists. " Axel F " is the electronic Instrumental theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop performed by Harold Faltermeyer. The soundtrack was mastered by Greg Fulginiti. Mastering, a form of audio Post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a Data storage device Gregory Fulginiti (born February 13 1951 Cape May Court House New Jersey) is an American recording and Mastering engineer
Selected items from the soundtrack:
Though not officially in the soundtrack, "Nasty Girl" by Vanity 6 is heard in the strip club. Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24 1944) best known as her stage name Patti Labelle, is an American R&B and soul Shalamar, ˈʃæləmɑːr was an American Music group of the 1970s and 1980s that was originally a Disco -driven Rockie Robbins is an American soul singer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. " Neutron Dance " is a Dance / R&B song from the Pointer Sisters. The Pointer Sisters are an American Grammy Award -winning Pop / R&B recording act from Oakland, California that achieved Glenn Lewis Frey (born November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American Musician, Singer, Songwriter Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American Musician, who is famous for composing scores and songs for Tim Burton "Stir It Up" is a song composed by Bob Marley in 1967 and first made popular by Johnny Nash, peaking on the UK chart in June 1972 Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24 1944) best known as her stage name Patti Labelle, is an American R&B and soul System (from Latin systēma, in turn from Greek systēma is a set of interacting or interdependent Entities, real or abstract " Axel F " is the electronic Instrumental theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop performed by Harold Faltermeyer. Harold Faltermeyer (born October 5, 1952 in Munich) is a German Musician, Keyboardist, Composer and Record Vanity 6 was a female vocal trio assembled by Prince in the early 1980s. Since the film's release in 1984, there has never been an official release of the soundtrack score which was composed by Harold Faltermeyer. Harold Faltermeyer (born October 5, 1952 in Munich) is a German Musician, Keyboardist, Composer and Record The only part of the soundtrack score that has been commercially released is "Axel F", featured on the soundtrack release.
However, 2 tracks of score were released on B sides to the vinyl singles of Axel F:
There are also 12" extended versions of the Axel F theme which were released on the vinyl singles in the 1980s. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
| Preceded by Around the World in a Day by Prince and the Revolution |
Billboard 200 number-one album June 22 - July 5, 1985 |
Succeeded by Songs from the Big Chair by Tears for Fears |
A fourth Beverly Hills Cop film is currently in development. Around the World in a Day is an album by Prince and The Revolution, released on 22 April, 1985 on Warner Bros Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician The Revolution was Prince 's backing band from the early-mid 1980 's through 1986. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard These are the Billboard Magazine number one albums of 1985, per the Billboard 200. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Songs from the Big Chair is the second Album by the British pop band Tears for Fears. Tears for Fears (sometimes informally abbreviated to TFF are Beverly Hills Cop II is a 1987 action-comedy Film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Tony Scott. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Beverly Hills Cop III, or Cop III as it was promotionally known is a 1994 action-comedy film starring Eddie Murphy returning Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Producer Jerry Bruckheimer had stated his intention to resurrect the franchise, but eventually gave up his option to produce the film. Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film Several scripts have reportedly been produced, the latest a fusion of several of the previous versions, but no greenlight has been given. Murphy is reportedly happy with the current outline, which is an attempt to recapture "the feel of the original". [1] Beverly Hills Cop 4 has been officially announced for a Summer 2010 release with Brett Ratner in talks to direct. Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American Film director and Music-video director.
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F excerpt