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Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

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Average Rating: 7.1/10
Reviews Counted: 40
Fresh: 33 | Rotten: 7

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67

Average Rating: 6.5/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 2

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Average Rating: 3.4/5
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What's that wisecracking young black guy (Eddie Murphy) in that beat-up Chevy Nova doing in lily-white Beverly Hills? He's Axel Foley, a Detroit detective who's been sent on involuntary vacation because he refuses to drop his intention of avenging his friend's murder. Warned by Beverly Hills police chief Ronny Cox to stay out of trouble, Foley nonetheless dogs the trail of above-the-law Steven Berkoff, the British crime czar who was responsible for the murder of Foley's friend. With the help of

R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Daniel Petrie

Jan 29, 2002

Paramount Pictures

Beverly Hills Cop Trailer & Photos

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Critic Reviews for Beverly Hills Cop

All Critics (40) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (37) | Rotten (7) | DVD (24)

Murphy exudes the kind of cheeky, cocky charm that has been missing from the screen since Cagney was a pup, snarling his way out of the ghetto.

June 6, 2009 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | Comment
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
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It's one of the few star comedies of the early 80s to allot some humor and personality to the minor characters.

August 7, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Expectations that Eddie Murphy's street brand of rebelliousness would devastate staid and glittery Beverly Hills are not entirely met in a film that grows increasingly dramatic.

August 7, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment (1)
Variety Staff
Variety
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Eddie Murphy looks like the latest victim of the Star Magic Syndrome, in which it is assumed that a movie will be a hit simply because it stars an enormously talented person.

October 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comments (8)
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Mr. Murphy knows exactly what he's doing, and he wins at every turn.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Simply put, Beverly Hills Cop is one of the best buddy cop movies ever made.

January 29, 2012 Full Review Source: IGN DVD | Comment
R. L. Shaffer
IGN DVD

begin charting the legendarily-steep decline of Murphy as a conversation worth having outside the tabloids.

May 31, 2011 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | Comment
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

A critical turning point for Eddie Murphy and chief relic of the comedian's salad days, Beverly Hills Cop's emergence on Blu-ray is barely a step up from its DVD treatment.

May 26, 2011 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Chris Cabin
Slant Magazine

Classic '80s Murphy vehicle; fun but foulmouthed.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
David Gurney
Common Sense Media

See website for more details.

February 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Screen It! | Comment
Rory L. Aronsky
Screen It!

Brash, crude and very funny.

August 7, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Murphy at his absolute best.

May 11, 2006 Comment
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

The connecting stuff is just bagatelle.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comments (2)
Time Out Source: Time Out

Murphy exudes a natural sense of entitlement and superiority that elevates him above the Beverly Hills fops even in his grimy sweatshirt ...

April 9, 2005 Full Review | Comment
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Beverly Hills Cop is along with the first Lethal Weapon one of best buddy cop action films that blends bits of humor. Eddie Murphy gives a good performance here. The film works well as an action comedy, and this is one of the few films of Eddie Murphy's that I really enjoyed. He was still good when he made this. Now,

October 24, 2011
TheDudeLebowski65
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Super Reviewer

Eddie Murphy performs fantastically as a street smart cop who does things a bit differently yet at the same time amazingly he brings the laughs along to a serious plotline.

September 20, 2011
Michael M.
Michael Miller

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Beverly Hills Cop Quotes

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    1. Detective Foster: Yeah, and we're not gonna fall for a banana in the tailpipe.
    2. Axel Foley: [mocking him] You're not gonna fall for the banana in the tailpipe? It should be more natural, brother. It should flow out, like this - 'Look, man, I ain't fallin' for no banana in my tailpipe!' See, that's more natural for us. You been hanging out with this dude too long.
    – Submitted by Diego T (6 months ago)

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