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Beverly Hills Cop ()

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A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations.
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Axel Foley
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Det. Billy Rosewood
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Sgt. Taggart
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Jenny Summers
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Lt. Bogomil
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Victor Maitland
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Mikey Tandino
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Zack
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Chief Hubbard
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Inspector Todd
Art Kimbro ...
Det. Foster
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Det. McCabe
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Serge
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Jeffrey
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Casey
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Cigarette Buyer
Gene Borkan ...
Truck Driver
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Hotel Manager
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Hotel Clerk
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Donny
Karen Mayo-Chandler ...
Maitland Receptionist
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Beverly Hills Cop #1
William Wallace ...
Beverly Hills Cop #2
Israel Juarbe ...
Room Service Waiter
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Bell Hop (as Randy Gallion)
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Banana Man
Chuck Adamson ...
Crate Opener #1
Chip Heller ...
Crate Opener #2
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Bonded Warehouse Night Supervisor
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Bonded Warehouse Security Guard
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Bonded Warehouse Clerk #1 (as Michael Pniewski)
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Bonded Warehouse Clerk #2
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Holdup Man #1
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Holdup Man #2
Sally Kishbaugh ...
Waitress
Barry Shade ...
Valet
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Harrow Club Maitre D'
Michael Harrington ...
Harrow Club Arresting Officer
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Dispatcher
Scott Murphy ...
Det. Owenby
Dennis Madden ...
1st Detroit Cop
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2nd Detroit Cop
John Pettis ...
3rd Detroit Cop
Nicholas Shields ...
Detroit Station Cop #1 (as Nick Shields)
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Detroit Station Cop #2
Anthony De Fonte ...
Detroit Station Cop #3
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Barmaid
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Pool Player
Thomas J. Hageboeck ...
Maitland Bodyguard
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Beverly Palms Hotel Checkout Clerk (uncredited)
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Bar Patron (uncredited)
Donald Chaffin ...
Detective (uncredited)
Dan Cotter ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Bob Davis ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Peter Eastman ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Robert Hitchcock ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Worker (uncredited)
Freeman Love ...
Waiter (uncredited)
Farrell Mayer ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Hotel Front Desk Receptionist (uncredited)
Walter Spear ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Directed by

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Martin Brest

Written by

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Daniel Petrie Jr. ... (screenplay by)
 
Danilo Bach ... (story by) and
Daniel Petrie Jr. ... (story by)

Produced by

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Jerry Bruckheimer ... producer (produced by)
Linda Horner ... associate producer
Mike Moder ... executive producer
Don Simpson ... producer (produced by)
Lori Weintraub ... executive in charge of production

Music by

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Harold Faltermeyer

Cinematography by

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Bruce Surtees ... director of photography

Editing by

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Arthur Coburn ... (edited by)
Billy Weber ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Claudia Finkle ... assistant editor
John Haggar ... assistant editor (as John A. Haggar)
Richard Ritchie ... color timer (as Dick Ritchie)
Markus Schaub ... apprentice editor

Casting By

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Margery Simkin
Rhonda Young

Production Design by

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Angelo P. Graham ... (as Angelo Graham)

Art Direction by

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James J. Murakami

Set Decoration by

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John M. Dwyer
Jeff Haley

Costume Design by

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Tom Bronson

Makeup Department

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Leonard Engelman ... makeup artist
Barbara Lorenz ... hair stylist
Ben Nye III ... makeup artist (as Ben Nye Jr.)

Production Management

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Mike Moder ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Peter Bogart ... first assistant director
Richard Graves ... second assistant director
Steve McRoberts ... first assistant director: second unit
Dannielle J. Weiss ... dga trainee
Thomas J. Wright ... second unit director (as Tom Wright)

Art Department

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Mike Blaze ... assistant props
John Hutchinson ... stand-by painter
Robert Müller ... construction coordinator (as Robert Mueller)
Tommy Tomlinson ... property master (as Tom Tomlinson)
Charles William Breen ... set designer (uncredited)
David Goldstein ... lead painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Pamela Bentkowski ... foley editor
Allan Bromberg ... foley editor (as Alan Bromberg)
Carolyn Colwell ... assistant sound editor
Teri E. Dorman ... sound editor (as Teri Dorman)
Alfred T. Ferrante ... sound recordist
Daniel F. Finnerty ... assistant sound editor (as Daniel Finnerty Jr.)
William Gocke ... boom operator
Cecelia Hall ... supervising sound editor
Rick Kline ... re-recording mixer
Bruce Lacey ... sound editor
Gregg Landaker ... re-recording mixer
Donald O. Mitchell ... re-recording mixer
Alan L. Nineberg ... adr editor
Bruce Richardson ... sound editor (as Paul Bruce Richardson)
Gary Ritchie ... sound recordist
George Watters II ... supervising sound editor
Charles M. Wilborn ... sound mixer
Dan O'Connell ... foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Ken Pepiot ... special effects (as Kenneth D. Pepiot)
Ted Koerner ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Steve Grumette ... computer effects supervisor

Stunts

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Christopher R. Adams ... stunts
Janet Brady ... stunts (as Janet S. Brady)
David Burton ... stunts
Fremde Caraway ... stunts: cigarette truck stuntman
Danny Costa ... stunts
Steve M. Davison ... stunts (as Steve Davidson)
Vince Deadrick Jr. ... stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr. ... stunts (as Vincent P. Deadrick Sr.)
Eddy Donno ... stunts
Ron Ellis ... stunts
Kenny Endoso ... stunts
Richard Epper ... stunt performer
Stephanie Epper ... stunts
Tony Epper ... stunts
Jay Fuller ... stunts (as Jay R. Fuller)
Billy Hank Hooker ... stunts (as Bill Hooker)
Loren Janes ... stunts
Matt Johnston ... stunts
Harold Jones ... stunts
Gary McLarty ... stunt coordinator / stunts
Karen McLarty ... stunts (as Karen Werner)
Bobby McLaughlin ... stunts
John Meier ... stunts (as John C. Meier)
Mike Moore ... stunts (as Michael W. Moore)
Alan Oliney ... stunts
Rex Pierson ... stunts
Mic Rodgers ... stunts
Danny Rogers ... stunts
John Sistrunk ... stunts (as J.E. Sistrunk)
Justin De Rosa ... stunt double: Officer Taggart (uncredited)
Tom Glass ... truck action (uncredited)
Gene Hartline ... truck stunts (uncredited)
Alan Oliney ... stunt double: Eddie Murphy (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Peter J. Breen ... dolly grip
Al Contreras ... second grip
John Davis ... best boy
Daniel Dayton ... second assistant camera
Jack N. Green ... camera operator (as Jack Green)
Michael Liakos ... second grip
Danny Marzolo ... electrician
Frank McKane ... best boy
Jeff Miller ... assistant camera (as Jeffrey Lee Miller)
Don Nygren ... gaffer (as Donald O. Nygren)
Richard R. Robinson ... still photographer
Jim Rose ... dolly grip
Francis X. Valdez III ... electrician (as Frank Valdez)
Peter Wagner ... key grip
Michael D. Weldon ... assistant camera
Rick Bota ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Ann Lukacs ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Maggie Mills ... casting assistant
Franklyn Warren ... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kathie Gale ... costumer
Michael J. Long ... costumer
Chuck Velasco ... costumer
Haleen K. Holt ... costume illustrator (uncredited)

Location Management

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William Bowling ... location manager
Robert C. Decker ... location manager
James Herbert ... location manager

Music Department

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Bob Badami ... music editor
Kathy Nelson ... music consultant: MCA Records
Greg Fulginiti ... music engineer (uncredited)
Dan Goldwasser ... soundtrack producer (uncredited)
Michael Huey ... musician: drums (uncredited)
Stephen Mitchell ... musician (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Betty Goldberg ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Sam Edelman ... transportation captain
Jay Fuller ... transportation coordinator (as Jay R. Fuller)

Additional Crew

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Chuck Adamson ... technical advisor
Laurie Allison ... assistant: Mr. Brest
Stanley Brossette ... unit publicist
Janis Benjamin Collister ... assistant: Mr. Moder
Simon Doonan ... art gallery consultant
Faith Ginsberg ... assistant: Mr. Brest
Barbara Lichtenberg ... office assistant
Scott Metcalfe ... assistant: Mr. Simpson
Carol Richmond ... assistant: Mr. Simpson
David Robertson ... assistant: Mr. Brest
Robert Thorson ... production auditor
Barbara Weintraub ... assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
Alice Gannon ... caterer (uncredited)
Jeff Wilhelm ... production assistant (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

After the murder of his childhood friend, the slick Detroit detective, Axel Foley, heads to sunny Beverly Hills, on a one-man mission to ferret out the killer and bring him to justice. Before long, Axel and his unorthodox methods unearth the lucrative drug operation of the powerful local crime kingpin, Victor Maitland; however, Foley, too, will find himself in deep trouble, as Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil wants him out of town. Now, Axel will have to team up with Detectives, John Taggart, and Billy Rosewood, to shed light on the thick conspiracy, and finish what he has started. Will Foley's total disregard for proper procedure bear fruit? Written by Nick Riganas

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Taglines In Detroit a cop learns to take the heat. In L.A. he learns to keep his cool. [Theatrical Australia] See more »
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Also Known As
  • Beverly Drive (United States)
  • Le Flic de Beverly Hills (France)
  • Superdetective en Hollywood (Spain)
  • 妙探出更 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 霹雳炮 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 105 min
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Box Office

Budget $13,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $15,214,805, 09 Dec 1984
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $316,360,478

Did You Know?

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Trivia Eddie 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. See more »
Goofs Maitland'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. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Yoostar 2: In the Movies (2011). See more »
Soundtracks The Heat Is On See more »
Crazy Credits Scott Murphy's character of Det. Owensby is misspelled as Det. Owenby in the credits. See more »
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!
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