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5 December 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
In Detroit a cop learns to take the heat. In L.A. he learns to keep his cool. [Theatrical Australia] morePlot:
A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Ultra-Slick and Ultra-Cool. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | |
| Steven Berkoff | ... | Victor Maitland | |
| James Russo | ... | Mikey Tandino | |
| Jonathan Banks | ... | Zack, Maitland's Thug | |
| Stephen Elliott | ... | Police Chief Hubbard | |
| Gilbert R. Hill | ... | Insp. Douglas Todd | |
| Art Kimbro | ... | Det. Foster | |
| Joel Bailey | ... | Det. McCabe | |
| Bronson Pinchot | ... | Serge | |
| Paul Reiser | ... | Jeffrey | |
| Michael Champion | ... | Casey |
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Also Known As:
Beverly Drive (USA) (original script title)Le flic de Beverly Hills (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Un detective suelto en Hollywood (Argentina) (Uruguay) [es]
оНКХЖЕИЯЙХИ ХГ аЕБЕПКХ-уХКЯ (Soviet Union: Russian title) [ru]
Beverly Hills Cop - Ich lös' den Fall auf jeden Fall (West Germany) [de]
Beverly Hills kyttä (Finland) [fi]
Beverly Hills-i zsaru (Hungary) [hu]
Frækkere end politiet tillader (Denmark) [da]
Gliniarz z Beverly Hills (Poland) [pl]
O Caça Polícias (Portugal) [pt]
O batsos tou Beverly Hills (Greece) [el]
Policajac s Beverly Hillsa (Croatia) [hr]
Policajac sa Beverli Hilsa (Serbia) [sr]
Snuten i Hollywood (Sweden) [sv]
Sosyete polisi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Superdetective en Hollywood (Spain) [es]
Um Tira da Pesada (Brazil) [pt]
Un piedipiatti a Beverly Hills (Italy) [it]
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105 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Finland:K-14 (re-rating) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 (1985) | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12 | Canada:18A | Brazil:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:18 | Ireland:15 | Norway:16 (1985) | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Iceland:12Filming Locations:
Beverly Hills Civic Center - 19606 450 Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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When trying to find Foley and Rosewood, the LAPD use a "satellite tracking system". Such a system did not exist at the time and was made up to advance the plot, but later did come into existence in real life. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: There are large crowds watching the main crashes during the opening chase. moreQuotes:
Detective Rosewood: All he asked me to do was drive you out of town. Now I'm gonna screw that up, too. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in "Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Cutting School (#2.15)" (2007) moreSoundtrack:
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Eddie Murphy became a true bankable superstar with "Beverly Hills Cop". The film is an unconventional detective story that has Murphy, a Detroit police officer, go to Beverly Hills after his close friend is killed. Murphy wants to find out who killed his friend and why. What he discovers is one of the largest illegal drug fronts around in an art museum. Now it is up to Murphy to bring down the bad guys and save the day. "Beverly Hills Cop" is a film that showed the greatness of the 1980s. A pop-culture, box office hit that was funny and full of action and sported a smashing soundtrack. A nice film that is one of the most memorable money-makers of the decade that was the 80s. 4 stars out of 5.