Beverly Hills Cop
Directed by	Martin Brest
Produced by	Jerry Bruckheimer Don Simpson
Written by	Danilo Bach Daniel Petrie, Jr.
Starring	Eddie Murphy Judge Reinhold John Ashton
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	December 5, 1984
Running time	105 min
Language	English
Budget	$15,000,000
Followed by	Beverly Hills Cop II
IMDb profile

Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is an American comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy. The film shot Murphy to international stardom 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 USD$234 million at the box office. This film is number 22 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies". Image File history File links This image is of a videotape cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the videotape or the studio which produced the videotape in question. ... Martin Brest (August 8, 1951) is an American filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, film editor, and actor. ... Jerome Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) is an American film and television producer. ... Donald Clarence Simpson (October 29, 1943 - January 19, 1996) was an American film producer. ... Danilo Bach is a screenwriter and producer. ... Daniel Petrie, Jr. ... Edward Eddie Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is a Golden Globe, Grammy Award, Screen Actors Guild-winning, and Academy Award-nominated American actor and comedian. ... Judge Reinhold Judge Reinhold is the stage name of Edward Ernest Reinhold, Jr. ... John Ashton (born February 22, 1948 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a U.S. actor, and graduate of the University of Southern California School of Theatre. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory[1], the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Beverly Hills Cop II is a 1987 live-action film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Tony Scott. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Martin Brest (August 8, 1951) is an American filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, film editor, and actor. ... Edward Eddie Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is a Golden Globe, Grammy Award, Screen Actors Guild-winning, and Academy Award-nominated American actor and comedian. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... The Peoples Choice Awards, held annually in January, is one of the few awards shows to be based on popularity. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory[1], the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... This article is about the U.S. cable network. ...

Tagline: "The Heat Is On!"

Cast

• Eddie Murphy - Det. Axel Foley
• Judge Reinhold - Det. William 'Billy' Rosewood
• John Ashton - Det. Sgt. John Taggart
• Lisa Eilbacher - Jeannette 'Jenny' Summers
• Ronny Cox - Lt. Andrew Bogomil
• Paul Reiser - Jeffrey
• Steven Berkoff - Victor Maitland
• Jonathan Banks - Zack
• Bronson Pinchot - Serge

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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). Axel F is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop performed by Harold Faltermeyer. ... Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards, commonly referred to as the Grammys) are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in the record industry. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Selected items from the soundtrack:

• Rockie Robbins - "Emergency"
• Shalamar - "Don't Get Stopped in Beverly Hills"
• The System - "Rock and Roll me Again" goof
• Junior - "Do you really want my love"
• Harold Faltermeyer - "Axel F"
• Glenn Frey - "The Heat Is On"
• Danny Elfman - "Gratitude"
• Patti LaBelle - "New Attitude" and "Stir It Up"
• Pointer Sisters - "Neutron Dance"
• Mastered by Greg Fulginiti

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However, 2 tracks of score were released on B sides to the vinyl singles of Axel F:

• "Discovery" - This piece of score is heard in the scene where the drugs are discovered by Axel Foley in the warehouse.
• "Shootout" - This piece of score is heard in the scene where Billy Rosewood waits outside the warehouse and then decides to go in.

There are also 12" extended versions of the Axel F theme which were released on the vinyl singles in the 1980s. The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ...

Trivia

• Sylvester Stallone was originally intended to play Axel Foley. After his departure due to differences in scope (he wanted more action the producers wouldn't budget for) the role was re-written for Murphy. Stallone went on to use his version of the film as the basis for his movie Cobra. An interesting plot re-write was that the character of Jenny Summers was originally a Stallone love interest, but was rendered only an "old friend" to Murphy's Foley.
• Axel Foley's boss (Gilbert R. Hill) was a real-life detective in the Detroit Police Department, who later became a Detroit City Council member and mayoral candidate, losing to Kwame Kilpatrick in 2001.
• The scene in which Axel, Rosewood, and Taggart give an explanation to Bogomil about the strip club arrest was improvised according to a making-of featurette. When filming the "Beverly Hills Police Station" sequences, Eddie Murphy was feeling groggy from the stuffy environment and was described "to be so pure, that he didn't drink coffee." Eventually, Murphy relented by taking small sips of coffee just to stay awake for filming inside the building. As a result of the first sips of coffee, Eddie's performance in the scene sky-rocketed and ad-libbed about Rosewood and Taggart being super-cops without having the capes.
• In this movie, as well as in both sequels, a friend of Axel is being gunned down in the opening minutes (In order: Mikey, Bogomil, and Cpt. Todd). In all three movies, Axel will avenge his friend in the movie's crescendo, but only after being shot in the shoulder.
• Blast Entertainment have just released Beverly Hills Cop for PlayStation 2.^{[citation needed]}

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Sequels

• Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
• Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
• Beverly Hills Cop IV (2009, in development)

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Awards and nominations

• Academy Award
  • nominated for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen - Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie, Jr.
• BAFTA Awards
  • nominated for Best Score - Harold Faltermeyer
• Edgar Allan Poe Award
  • nominated for Best Motion Picture - Daniel Petrie Jr.
• Golden Globe
  • nominated for Best Motion Picture Musical/Comedy
  • nominated for Best Actor Musical/Comedy - Eddie Murphy
• Grammy Award
  • won for Best Score Soundtrack - Marc Benno, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, Micki Free, John Gilutin Hawk, Howard Hewett, Bunny Hull, Howie Rice, Sharon Robinson, Danny Sembello, Sue Sheridan, Richard Theisen, Allee Willis
• People's Choice Award
  • won for Favorite Motion Picture
• Stuntman Award
  • won for Best Vehicular Stunt (Motion Picture) - Eddy Donno

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External links

• Beverly Hills Cop at the Internet Movie Database
• Beverly Hills Cop at Rotten Tomatoes