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The American action comedy film Beverly Hills Cop (1984) was directed by Martin Brest. It is an Academy Award nominated film that starred Eddie Murphy in its lead role. Beverly Hills Cop was the movie that shot actor Eddie Murphy to international stardom and fame, and he won the People’s Choice Award in the year 1985 for Favorite Motion Picture. He also won a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture in 1985 in the Comedy/Musical category. The film was a great box office hit earning an estimated profit of US$234 million, narrowly ranking as the second biggest hit of the year 1984, after Ghostbusters.
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson, Beverly Hills Cop remained Jerry’s highest-grossing film till August 12, 2003, succeeded by Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. This 1984 hit Hollywood comedy was written by Danilo Bach, edited by Billy Weber, distributed by Paramount Pictures. The movie was released on December 5, 1984, with a total budget of US$15,000,000, and a running duration of 105 minutes. This movie was followed by Beverly Hills Cop II, its sequel, in 1987.
Starcast of Beverly Hills Cop
This movie starred Eddie Murphy in its lead role of Det. Axel Foley, Gilbert R Hill as Inspector Douglas Todd, James Russo Mikey Tandino, Jonathan Banks as Zack, Judge Reinhold acting as Det. William ‘billy’ Rosewood, Ronny Cox as Lt. Andrew Bogomil, Paul Reiser as Jeffrey, and many other actors. Initially, Sylvester Stallone was intended to play the lead role of Axel Foley. Due to differences in scope, he disagreed to enact in this film, and the role was rewritten for suiting Murphy.
The supporting cast of the film included: Stephen Elliott as Beverly Hills Police Chief Hubbard, Joel Bailey as Beverley Hills Police Detective McCabe, Art Kimbro as Beverly Hills Police Detective Foster, Michael Champion as Casey, Gene Borkan as Cigarette Truck Driver, etc.
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Plot Outline of Beverly Hills Cop
If stated in a nutshell, the plot of the movie revolves around a happy-go-lucky Detroit cop who pursues a murder investigation and finally discovers himself dealing with the entirely different culture of Beverly Hills. Axel Foley, a Detroit cop, is very delighted when he receives a surprise visit from Mikey Tandino, his best friend. After arriving to Axel’s place, and within a few days, Mikey is killed by a man named Zack, in front of Axel. Axel follows Zack and reaches Beverly Hills and then the real comedy starts.
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