Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

Director:

Tony Scott

Writers:

Danilo Bach (characters) and
Daniel Petrie Jr. (characters) ...

Release Date:

20 May 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

The Heat's Back On!

Plot:

Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogamil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.

Plot Keywords:

Robbery | Police | Weapon | Armored Car | Lasersight

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Eddie Murphy	...	Det. Axel Foley
Judge Reinhold	...	Det. William 'Billy' Rosewood
John Ashton	...	Det. Sgt. John Taggart
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Maxwell Dent
Ronny Cox	...	Capt. / Chief Andrew Bogomil
Brigitte Nielsen	...	Karla Fry
Allen Garfield	...	Police Chief Harold Lutz
Dean Stockwell	...	Charles 'Chip' Cain
Paul Reiser	...	Det. Jeffrey Friedman
Gilbert R. Hill	...	Insp. Douglas Todd (as Gil Hill)
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Nikos Thomopolis
Robert Ridgely	...	Mayor Ted Egan
Brian O'Connor	...	Biddle, Lutz's Aide
Alice Adair	...	Jan Bogomil
Eugene Butler	...	May

Also Known As:

Le flic de Beverly Hills II (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Beverly Hills Cop II (West Germany) [de]
Beverly Hills kyttä 2 (Finland) [fi]
Beverly Hills-i zsaru 2. (Hungary) [hu]
Frækkere end politiet tillader II (Denmark) [da]
Gliniarz z Beverly Hills II (Poland) [pl]
O Caça Polícias II (Portugal) [pt]
O batsos tou Beverly Hills no 2 (Greece) [el]
Policajac sa Beverli Hilsa 2 (Serbia) [sr]
Snuten i Hollywood II (Sweden) [sv]
Sosyete polisi 2 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Superdetective en Hollywood II (Spain) [es]
Um Tira da Pesada II (Brazil) [pt]
Un detective suelto en Hollywood II (Argentina) [es]
Un piedipiatti a Beverly Hills 2 (Italy) [it]

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R | Canada:R (original rating) | USA:R (certificate #28536) | Netherlands:12 | Canada:14A | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-14 | Ireland:15 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | West Germany:12 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

444 S. Flower Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Chris Rock makes an appearance as the valet at the Playboy Mansion who complains about Axel bringing in a cement truck. This is his first role on the big screen; Rock was featured in an HBO comedy special (which featured aspiring comedians e.g. Robert Townsend, Marsha Warfield) which was produced by Eddie Murphy and his childhood friend Clint Smith.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Axel and friends are shot at from a Camaro when they come out of the nightclub, the shooters drive two different types of Camaros in different scenes.

Quotes:

Harold Lutz: Who the hell are you?
Axel Foley: Uh, my name is Johnny Wish-Wishbone. Johnny Wishbone. And I am a psychic from the island of St. Croix. Yes, I am psychic from the island of St. Croix. And I read in the St. Croix Gazette that the Beverly Hills Police Department having some trouble figuring out crimes...
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "High Chaparall: (#3.2)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Better Way

Murphy's back one moretime with his classic personage and loads of action

In this second film about Detroit detective , the foul mouth and tough Axel Foley(Edddie Murphy) again returns at Beverly Hills to resolve the responsible for the murder of his chief(Ronny Cox)who is gunned down by a tall woman(Brigitte Nielsen).He decides to track down and lead to an alphabet robberies that are masterminded by arms kingpin.As always, he's helped by a pair of sympathetics mates(Judge Reinhold and John Ashton).They'll have to confront against evil nasties(Jurgen Prochnow and Dean Stockwell) and hold numerous risks,odds and dangers. The picture is plenty of action,humor,suspense,tongue in check,shot'em up and is developed with agility and movement and for that is amused. The picture provides fast and furious amusement with spectaculars scenes and unstopped action.Relief comic is in charge of Eddie Murphy but his foul and fast talking creates most big smiles and causing wreak havok on the way.Besides his varied jokes with the sidekicks steal enormous laughs.For that the picture is a ¨Buddy movie¨ although are a trio protagonist.Eddie Murphy as streetsmart detective is top notch, as Axel Foley is his greatest smash hit and converted him in a top international star confirming his position with continued success in the box office.Fish out water formula used in several films is well narrated and originates enough laughter to satisfy the viewer.The giant Briggite Nielsen -just married with Stallone- is attractive and cold.Friends couple,Judge Reinhold and John Ashton, are nice and likable. Director Tony Scott stunningly scoring highest marks on action , the film is correctly made. Motion picture will like to action packed enthusiastic and Eddie Murphy fans.