Release Year: 1987 Rating: R Duration: 100 minutes Director: Tony Scott Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson
synopsis
In BEVERLY HILLS COP II, Eddie Murphy is back as Axel Foley, a resourceful Detroit detective who doesn’t exactly play by the rules. When his friend Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) is wounded in an event related to mysterious "alphabet crimes," Foley hightails it to California and hooks up with officers Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) in an effort to stop the robberies that are creating fear in the city’s businesses and to avenge the attack on his friend. Along the way, their investigation into the crimes leads them to a strip club, the Playboy mansion, and even the racetrack. Director Tony Scott’s (CRIMSON TIDE, TOP GUN) film offers a wild ride as Foley talks his way into and out of various scenarios. Watch for comedian Chris Rock's feature-film debut in his brief appearance as the parking valet and for Paul Reiser as Jeffrey Freidman, Axel’s partner in Detroit.
Axel Foley: Oh, you mean the construction work that's going on. Yes, I'm very embarrassed about that. You see, what I'm trying to do is just confine myself to the other five bedrooms.
Sergeant Taggart: Bullshit! You've stolen this house!
Axel Foley: How the fuck can you steal a house? This is my, uh, uncle's house!
Eddie Murphy was riding high back in 1987. He was one of the biggest stars in the world, turning in big box-office dollars with the original Beverly Hills Cop, The Golden Child, 48 HRS., and Trading Places. Murphy could do no wrong, and this rip-roaring, extremely loud sequel to "Beverly Hills Cop" was no exception. It reunited him with the two "supercops" from the original, John Ashton as the heavy-set Taggart and Judge Reinhold as the naive Billy Rosewood. Naturally, Murphy was at the center of the film, spouting jokes and obscenities galore. Something changed, though, and most critics picked up on it. Murphy was loud and irreverent as always, but there was a meaner edge and a sexist attitude that was standoffish to say the least.
