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Beverly Hills Cop ( 1984) is an American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy. The film boosted the popularity of Eddie Murphy as he started to become a mainstream actor. The film 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).1 Plot Outline
Detroit cop Axel Foley (Murphy) receives a visit from his best friend Mikey ( James Russo ) from California. Not long after Mikey arrives, he is killed, right in front of Axel, by a man named Zack. Foley follows the trail of the killer to Beverly Hills, California. There, he enlists the help of Detective Billy Rosewood ( Judge Reinhold) and Detective Sargeant John Taggart ( John Ashton ) (both originally assigned to keep an eye on Axel) in investigating the murder of his friend.
They soon discover that the murderer works for Victor Maitland ( Stephen Berkoff ), owner of an art gallery. As they investigate further, they find that Maitland is a drug kingpin only using the gallery as a front - the team have to bring him to justice.
2 Film details
- Released: December 5, 1984
- Length: 105 minutes
- Directed by: Martin Brest
- Written by: Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr.
2.1 Main Cast
2.2 Soundtrack
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Selected items from the soundtrack:
- Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
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2.3 Sequels
