Beverly Hills Cop
He's been chased, thrown through a window and arrested. Eddie Murphy is a Detroit cop on vacation in Beverly Hills.
Rating: 7.2 out of 10TMDB(4.8K votes)
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (1985)
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Box office
Grossed $316M worldwide, about 22.6 times its $14M budget
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Setting
Set in Detroit and Los Angeles
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Sequels
Followed by Beverly Hills Cop II
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Collection
Part of Beverly Hills Cop Collection
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Music
Music by Harold Faltermeyer
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Bruce Surtees
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Daniel Petrie Jr.Screenplay, Story
- Danilo BachStory
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 5, 1984
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $14M
- Revenue
- $316.4M
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- Beverly Hills Cop Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Eddie MurphyAxel Foley
Judge ReinholdDet. Billy Rosewood
John AshtonSgt. Taggart
Lisa EilbacherJenny Summers
Ronny CoxLt. Bogomil
Steven BerkoffVictor Maitland
James RussoMikey Tandino
Jonathan BanksZack
Stephen ElliottChief Hubbard
Gilbert R. HillInspector Todd- Art KimbroDet. Foster
- Joel BaileyDet. McCabe
Bronson PinchotSerge
Paul ReiserJeffrey
Michael ChampionCasey
Frank PesceCigarette Buyer
Gene BorkanTruck Driver
Michael GregoryHotel Manager
Alice CadoganHotel Clerk- Philip LevienDonny
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