A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 7 nominations total
Eddie Murphy Through the Years
Eddie Murphy Through the Years
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaEddie Murphy, John Ashton, and Judge Reinhold improvised most of their comic lines. Literally hundreds of takes were ruined by cast members, actors or the director laughing during shooting. During the "super-cops" monologue, Ashton is pinching his face hard and looking down in apparent frustration. He is actually laughing. Reinhold put his hand in his pocket and pinched his thigh really hard, trying to prevent himself from laughing.
- GoofsMaitland's German bonds are incorrectly labeled "10,000 Mark". The official name for West German currency was "Deutsche Mark." East Germany used "Mark", but bonds did not exist there. In German the comma functions like an American or British decimal point, so the bonds were worth 10 marks.
- Quotes
Axel Foley: Did you see that shit? I can describe all of em.
Beverly Hills Cop #1: Please move to the side of the car, and put your hands on the hood!
Axel Foley: Why, what's with you guys?
Beverly Hills Cop #2: You heard what he said, sir. Do it right now, please!
Axel Foley: What kind of shit is this, man? Hold up, wait a second! You guys are arresting me for getting thrown out of a fucking window? I got thrown out of a window, man!
Beverly Hills Cop #1: Gun, partner!
Beverly Hills Cop #1: Sir, you are under arrest; you are to remain silent, anything you say CAN and will be against you in a court of law! You have a right to have an attorney present during questioning...
Axel Foley: Yeah, I understand, I understand the rights! I know this is bullshit, man... I got thrown out of a fucking window!
Beverly Hills Cop #2: Please get in the car, sir!
Axel Foley: Tell me, sir, what's the charge?
Beverly Hills Cop #2: Posession of concealed weapons, and disturbing the peace!
Axel Foley: Disturbing the peace? I got thrown out of a window! What's the fucking charge for getting pushed out of a moving car, huh? Jaywalking? This is bullshit!
- Crazy creditsScott Murphy's character of Det. Owensby is misspelled as Det. Owenby in the credits.
- Alternate versionsRon Karabatsos played Rand in scenes deleted from the theatrical version. Rand is the police detective Axel Foley referred to when speaking to Inspector Todd.
- ConnectionsEdited into Yoostar 2: In the Movies (2011)
- SoundtracksThe Heat Is On
Written by Keith Forsey & Harold Faltermeyer
Performed by Glenn Frey
Produced by Keith Forsey & Harold Faltermeyer
This film is a true product of its time, a time when directors and writers tried to provide the viewer with good entertainment.
The characters are fun, likeable, and the humor is not forced, but naturally funny. Eddie Murphy is funny and he does a great job in this role. But other characters are also fun and human, Taggart, Billy Rosewood, Lt. Bogomil, they are all interesting. The villains are also fun and the actors did a great job.
The film is practically a crime story with a large dose of humor and action. Back then, they knew how to make a fun movie.
The soundtrack is great and shows what the music means to the film. The direction is also excellent and the action scenes are fun.
Eddie Murphy elevates every film with his persona, and when he has a good script and a good director, then films like this are created.
An excellent and above all entertaining film from a time when films were made to entertain.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Un detective suelto en Hollywood
- Filming locations
- 609 E Channel Rd, Santa Monica, California, USA(exteriors: Maitland's Mansion)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $234,760,478
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,214,805
- Dec 9, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $316,360,478
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1