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
Beverly Hills Cop
He's been chased, thrown through a window and arrested. Eddie Murphy is a Detroit cop on vacation in Beverly Hills.
1984 · 1h 45m · R
Action, Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Martin Brest
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.
Director and cast
- Martin Brest Director
- Eddie Murphy as Det. Axel Foley
- Judge Reinhold as Det. William 'Billy' Rosewood
- John Ashton as Det. Sgt. John Taggart
- Lisa Eilbacher as Jeannette 'Jenny' Summers
- Ronny Cox as Lt. Andrew Bogomil
- Steven Berkoff Cast
- James Russo Cast
- Jonathan Banks Cast
- Stephen Elliott Cast
- Gilbert R. Hill Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
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
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
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
Fresh
Mr. Murphy knows exactly what he's doing, and he wins at every turn.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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