Release Year: 1994 Rating: R Duration: 104 minutes Director: John Landis Producer: Mace Neufeld
synopsis
Eddie Murphy is back as Axel Foley, the maverick detective who took Beverly Hills by storm. When a seemingly regular bust in Detroit uncovers a deadly underground operation, Axel heads to Los Angeles to corner the criminal leader. The corrupt headquarters of the killer happen to be Wonder World, an extremely popular Southern California amusement park. Axel enlists the help of old friend Sgt. Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and Jon Flint (Hector Elizondo) to hunt down the criminals, wreaking havoc at the popular park. This third installment of the popular series features some daredevil stunts on the amusement park rides and an action-packed roller-coaster finale.
cast
Eddie Murphy as Det. Axel Foley
quote
Axel: Boss, I cancelled SWAT.
Todd: WHAT? I wouldn't raid a church bingo game without SWAT.
Like THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN and BOOMERANG before it, BEVERLY HILLS COP III is another attempt by Eddie Murphy to regain the popularity he once held during the early and mid-80s. And, as was the case with those other two films, this isn't an inspiring comeback attempt. Judging from the lines (or lack thereof) at the box office, Paramount may have difficulty recouping Murphy's reported $15 million salary.
