Beverly Hills Cop II (Eddie Murphy)
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Tony Scott
Eddie Murphy (story) &
Robert D. Wachs (story) ...
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Genre:
Action
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Comedy /
Crime /
Thriller
Tagline:
The Heat's Back On!
Plot Outline:
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Detroit cop Axel Foley is watching the news on TV when the reporter tells a
story that Axel's friend, Beverly Hills police Captain Andrew Bogomil, has been shot by a tall
woman. Axel heads out to Beverly Hills to visit Bogomil in the hospital, and this is where Axel
is reunited with Bogomil's daughter Jan Bogomil. Axel is also reunited with Detective Billy
Rosewood and Sergeant John Taggart. Billy and Taggart decide to let Axel help them find the woman
who tried to kill Bogomil, even though abusive police chief Harold Lutz has been deliberately
trying to find a reason to fire Billy and Taggart. Axel, Billy, and Taggart soon discover that
the alphabet robberies, a series of robberies that have been going on in the area, are
masterminded by weapons kingpin Maxwell Dent, and Dent had sent his fiancee Karla Fry to try to
kill Bogomil because Bogomil had been after Dent. With this information, Axel, Billy, and Taggart
try to find Dent and Karla.
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User Comments:
Nostalgia's warm glow
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Eddie Murphy
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Det. Axel Foley |
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Judge Reinhold
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Det. William 'Billy' Rosewood |
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John Ashton
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Det. Sgt. John Taggart |
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J�rgen Prochnow
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Maxwell Dent |
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Ronny Cox
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Capt./Chief Andrew Bogomil |
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Brigitte Nielsen
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Karla Fry |
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Allen Garfield
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Police Chief Harold Lutz |
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Dean Stockwell
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Charles 'Chip' Cain |
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Paul Reiser
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Det. Jeffrey Friedman |
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Gilbert R. Hill
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Insp. Douglas Todd (as Gil Hill) |
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Paul Guilfoyle
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Nikos Thomopolis |
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Robert Ridgely
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Mayor Ted Egan |
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Brian O'Connor
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Biddle, Lutz's Aide |
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Alice Adair
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Jan Bogomil |
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Eugene Butler
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
(Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification: Argentina:16 Australia:M Chile:18 Finland:K-14
Ireland:15 Netherlands:AL Norway:15 Sweden:15 UK:15 USA:R West Germany:12
Trivia:
Axel (
Eddie Murphy
) introduces himself at the gun club as "Richard James", the name of Murphy's
musician friend who produced his 1986 album.
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User Comments:
Nostalgia's warm glow,
8 February 2004
Author:
Mr Ben
from London, England
Well, what do you know? After mentioning Beverly Hills Cop II in a previous review, it pops up on BBC less
than a day later. Which gives me an excellent chance to watch this film one more time and judge it on merit and
not memory.
This time, Axel Foley (Murphy) returns to Beverly Hills to investigate the attempt on the life of an old
friend and the connection with the so-called Alphabet Murders. Teaming up with his colleagues from the first
film, Axel goes "deep undercover" to bring the perps to justice though not without indulging the viewer with a
glorified view of Eighties California. You know, sports cars and palm trees. Rich bitches and their poodles,
that sort of thing.
The reason I mentioned "Beverly Hills Cop II" in my review was that, for me, it's one of those films
that you know inside out and still enjoy watching it despite the fact that it isn't the best example of the
genre. Cop movies are 10 for a dollar but this one always sticks in my mind. Watching it last night reminded me
of an extended edition of "Miami Vice" with its sharp suits, fast cars and faster women. Even one of the
characters refers to "six foot blonde women growing on trees" in Beverly Hills. All the Eighties references
were there - the scene at Playboy Mansion, the angry police chief (this film had two), the fast-talking
Stockbroker and, of course, Eddie Murphy. When will someone tell him that his era ended when the Eighties did?
I fail to see how a foul-mouthed comedian and actor like Murphy can go from films like this to the awful "Daddy
Day Care". Interesting to see the man who filled his shoes in the Nineties, Chris Rock from "Rush Hour", in a
small cameo. Made me smile, anyway.
But for all it's faults, I still enjoy watching this film. At the time, it might have been cutting edge
but now, it's more of a documentary. Simpson and Bruckheimer productions are all more-or-less identical but
this has the added bonus of baring witness to an Eighties gloss overdose. Throughout this film, I kept getting
reminded of that fantastic game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" and if you liked that, you'll enjoy this.
Basically, if you can handle the bright neon and the famous synthersizer intro, you'll love it. But if you're
still trying to blank the memory of Thatcher, Reagan and (more horrifically) The Human League, steer well
clear.
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