Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who heads to Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff, and Jonathan Banks appear in supporting roles.

This first film in the Beverly Hills Cop series shot Murphy to international stardom, won the People's Choice Award for "Favorite Motion Picture", was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical, and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) in 1985. It earned $234 million at the North American domestic box office, making it the highest-grossing film of 1984 in the U.S.

Plot

Axel Foley is a young, reckless Detroit police detective. His latest unauthorized sting operation goes sour when two uniformed officers intervene, resulting in a high-speed chase through the city which causes widespread damage. This earns him the anger of his boss, Inspector Douglas Todd, who promises to fire Foley if another such incident happens again.

Beverly Hills Cop (disambiguation)

Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold.

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Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack)

Beverly Hills Cop is the soundtrack to the 1984 action comedy film Beverly Hills Cop. The soundtrack was released on MCA Records, successor-in-interest to Paramount's old record division, the Famous Music Group (specifically Paramount Records). The instrumental-only title tune, "Axel F" by Harold Faltermeyer, has since been covered by numerous artists. The soundtrack was mastered by Greg Fulginiti, and featured different artists plus electronic style music.

The soundtrack won a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media in 1986. It hit #1 of the Billboard 200 album chart in July 1985.

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