Beverly Hills Cop

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Beverly Hills Cop
Directed by Martin Brest
Written by Danilo Bach
Daniel Petrie, Jr.
Starring Eddie Murphy
Judge Reinhold
John Ashton
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
Don Simpson
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date December 5, 1984
Runtime 105 min
Language English
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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). It earned an estimated $234 million at the box office.

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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 (Steven 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 has to bring him to justice.

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Soundtrack

The instrumental-only title tune "Axel F" is very recognisable and has since been covered by numerous artists. The soundtrack won a Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special (1986).

Selected items from the soundtrack:

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