Film

Beverly Hills Cop

1984 · 1h 45m · Comedy · Crime · Action

He's been chased, thrown through a window and arrested. Eddie Murphy is a Detroit cop on vacation in Beverly Hills.

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

83%

Metacritic

66

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.

Eddie Murphy

Axel Foley

Judge Reinhold

Det. Billy Rosewood

John Ashton

Sgt. Taggart

Lisa Eilbacher

Jenny Summers

Ronny Cox

Lt. Bogomil

Steven Berkoff

Victor Maitland

James Russo

Mikey Tandino

Jonathan Banks

Zack

Stephen Elliott

Chief Hubbard

Gilbert R. Hill

Inspector Todd

Art Kimbro

Det. Foster

Joel Bailey

Det. McCabe

Bronson Pinchot

Serge

Paul Reiser

Jeffrey

Michael Champion

Casey

Frank Pesce

Cigarette Buyer

• Martin BrestDirector
• Daniel Petrie Jr.Screenplay · Story
• Danilo BachStory
• Jerry BruckheimerProducer
• Don SimpsonProducer
• Mike ModerExecutive Producer
• Eddie MurphyExecutive Producer
• Bruce SurteesDirector of Photography
• Harold FaltermeyerOriginal Music Composer
• Keith ForseyOriginal Music Composer

Official TrailerOriginal TrailerOriginal Theatrical Teaser Trailer

Release date

December 5, 1984

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Budget

$14,000,000

Revenue

$316,360,478

Genres

Comedy, Crime, Action

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