Followed by
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Beverly Hills Cop IV (2012)
Spin off
Beverly Hills Cop (1990) (VG)
References
Night Owls (1930)
- Laurel & Hardy try to climb over a high wall in every which way they can, which is almost identical to the scene in Beverly Hills Cop when Rosewood & Taggart try to get over a high wall towards the end of the movie.
Way Out West (1937)
- Laurel & Hardy did the same thing Rosewood and Taggart did when they tried to climb over the wall. Here also the heavier one gets help from the other guy who pushes him up the wall. Also, director Martin Brest says they are a reference to Laurel & Hardy.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Super Cops (1974)
- Murphy calls two policemen "super-cops" without the capes, a reference to the New York policemen called "Batman and Robin".
Thriller (1983) (TV)
Referenced in
Beaverly Hills Cop (1985) (V)
- The title is displayed on a marquee.
"Knight Rider: Junk Yard Dog (#3.13)" (1985)
- Insidental music for this episode was inspired by Harold Faltermeyer's Axel F. Theme
"The Twilight Zone: Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers (#1.4)" (1985)
- The movie Carol and Greg are about to see.
Death Wish 3 (1985)
- Promoted on theater sign.
Beverly Hills Copulator (1986) (V)
"Remington Steele: Suburban Steele (#4.13)" (1986)
- The plot to smuggle bearer bonds is referenced.
"Saturday Night Live: Griffin Dunne/Rosanne Cash (#11.12)" (1986)
- Mentioned by one of the Two Joneses
Jalwa (1987)
- "Indian version" of this movie
"Remington Steele: The Steele That Wouldn't Die: Part 2 (#5.2)" (1987)
- Mentioned in the dialogue.
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
- Movie poster on wall in segment 'Video Date'.
Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989)
Fletch Lives (1989)
- When Fletch visits a warehouse the scene is very much the same as a scene in BHC where Eddie Murphy visits a warehouse.
Tango & Cash (1989)
- A newspaper headline refers to Tango as "Beverly Hills Cop."
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid (1993)
"The Critic: Sherman of Arabia (#2.7)" (1995)
- the new Dirty Harry film is called "Beverly Hills Robo K-9 Cop and a Half 2"
"Friends: The One After the Superbowl: Part 2 (#2.13)" (1996)
- Ross plays the theme tune on his keyboard.
"HBO First Look: 'Blue Streak': Inside & Undercover" (1999)
- mentioned once
Spider-Man (2000) (VG)
"3rd Rock from the Sun: InDickscretion (#6.3)" (2000)
- Harry "plays" the theme of the film.
"The Simpsons: Sweets and Sour Marge (#13.8)" (2002)
- The theme tune plays during Homer & Apu's stealthing -shot much like Eddie Murphy's stealth scenes in the film.
Showtime (2002)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
- There is memorabilia shown in scenes that is from this film.
Blackball (2003)
- Mentioned in dialouge
The Burly Man Chronicles (2004) (V)
- mentioned once in extended version
Danger Zone: The Making of 'Top Gun' (2004) (V)
- Mentioned once.
"Gilmore Girls: Women of Questionable Morals (#5.11)" (2005)
- Lorelai tells Sookie about drug smugglers hiding heroin inside bags of coffee in the film.
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
- Makes the countdown, is talked about.
"Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Hall Monitors (#2.12)" (2007)
- Chris dresses like Axel Foley to work as a hall monitor as "Axel F" plays on the soundtrack
"Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Cutting School (#2.15)" (2007)
- This is one of the movies that Chris has seen, from which he recites a line of dialogue.
"Van Speijk: Je dood of je leven (#2.9)" (2007)
- Open reference by a character
"Family Guy: Meet the Quagmires (#5.18)" (2007)
- When Peter and Cleveland go to the bar, they are dancing to the Axel F theme song
"Trading Spaces: Top Living Rooms" (2007)
- Mentioned the art gallery scene
"20 to 1: Songs You Can't Get Out of Your Head (#5.5)" (2007)
- This title is mentioned and a poster for this movie is shown in a segment on Crazy Frog's version of the song Axel F.
Space Chimps (2008)
- "Axel's Theme (Axel F)" played during one scene
Starz Inside: Fashion in Film (2008) (TV)
- Still photo shown.
Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (2009) (V)
- Ben's ringtone is "Axel F"
"QI: Film (#6.11)" (2009)
- Mentioned as a film starring Steven Berkoff as a villain.
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
- the main title theme song is played
"Jeopardy!: (#26.9)" (2009)
- Subject of a $200 clue in the category "Movie Missing Links"
Featured in
Precious Images (1986)
100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
- Clip shown.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
- This film is #63 on the list.
"HBO First Look: The Making of 'Dr. Dolittle 2' (#8.7)" (2001)
- clips shown
Beverly Hills Cop: The Phenomenon Begins (2002) (V)
- clips
Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V)
- Clips shown.
"I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003)
- Footage from this film was edited into this mini-series.
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
- Clips are shown.
Spoofed in
Beverly Hills Cox (1986)
"The Simpsons: Separate Vocations (#3.18)" (1992)
- Music during the locker search is a spoof of the BHC opening music
"Clerks: A Dissertation on the American Justice System by People Who Have Never Been Inside a Courtroom, Let Alone Know Anything About the Law, But Have Seen Way Too Many Legal Thrillers (#1.4)" (2000)
- an animated Judge Reinhold puts a banana in a tailpipe
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG)
Shrek 2 (2004)
- The ride through Far Far Away harkens back to a similar scene of Eddie Murphy riding down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills cop
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