Beverly Hills Cop
He's been chased, thrown through a window and arrested. Eddie Murphy is a Detroit cop on vacation in Beverly Hills.
He's been chased, thrown through a window and arrested. Eddie Murphy ...
Action, Comedy, Crime
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1984
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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.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
105 min
Release date:
5 Dec 1984
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$14,000,000
Revenue:
$316,360,478
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 5 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Murphy exudes the kind of cheeky, cocky charm that has been missing from the screen since Cagney was a pup, snarling his way out of the ghetto.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
6 Jun 2009
fresh:
It's one of the few star comedies of the early 80s to allot some humor and personality to the minor characters.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
7 Aug 2007
rotten:
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.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
7 Aug 2007
rotten:
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.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
Mr. Murphy knows exactly what he's doing, and he wins at every turn.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003