Believe it or not. This movie was the highest grossing film of 1984. It beat out Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom, Gremlins and The Karate Kid. That's how insane Eddie Murphy's star power was at that moment.
This made him a star. Trading Places and 48HRS before this were not enough to make him a household name. Moviegoers just reacted to what a great film this was at the time.
Yo, it's so interesting seeing their confusion.......I also noticed the disconnect w/ National Lampoon's Vacation that they recently did. We are the last TRUE generation. LOL
Yeah, it's basically Shane Black / Martin Brest. You can see it a bit it Kiss Kiss Bang Bang as well which was a bit of a throw-back to the 80s movies.
It’s funny, because I snuck in a theater with a couple friends and saw this when I was 10 when it came out and the tone didn’t confuse us at all. And again, we were around 10-11.
FUN FACT: When Foley is telling Bogomil how Rosewood and Taggart are "Supercops", Judge Reinhold and John Ashton almost broke into laughter. Ashton held his hand to his face -- you can tell he's laughing -- while Reinhold pulled on his pubes through his pocket to keep from laughing.
This movie is absolutely fantastic, a classic for a reason. And, yes: the music was composed for this movie by Harold Faltermeyer, and the song is called Axel F. Also, Maitland's main henchman is Mike Ehrmantrout from Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul.
Ehrmantrout’s also in 48 Hrs. (for a few minutes at least) with Nick Nolte. It’s Eddie Murphy’s first movie which George & Simone should also watch. That one’s more drama than comedy but I think they would enjoy it.
Bronson Pinchot was the actor playing the flamboyant art gallery employee. He also appeared in _True Romance_ (1993), an *incredibly* great movie written (but not directed) by Quentin Tarantino, and was the costar of a highly popular 80s sitcom called "Perfect Strangers". Very talented character actor with great comedic delivery. The hotel employee who gave Eddie Murphy the bananas was none other than Damon Wayans, in his film debut.
"that went so dark so fast!" - that was the best thing about movies in the 80s! The contrast between light and dark. Think of all those horror movies that switched effortlessly between funny and gore/torture/death. Just like real life. You laugh one moment, the next you're hit by a truck.
Also, this was originally conceived to be a straight action movie, I believe they had Stallone in mind. When they went with Murphy, they kept the main story, but added in comedy, which is one reason the tone shifts.
It's an action movie where the characters happen to have a sense of humor. There's only a little situational comedy, Rosewood and Taggert climbing the wall , for example. Something many writers don't seem to understand. Back in the 80s and more so now.
@@ravenwind1062 I get that... so many times - and this is in sitcoms as well - the put in a joke for the audience, not the character making a joke to another character. I think there is a real difference there.
Axel's boss wasn't an actor at all - he was actually an active Detroit Police Detective who didn't retire until 1989. He only acted in three movies, this and it's two sequels.
@@douglascarter2078 A former hitman turned informant made accusations but only after he had died. Lots of gossip but he was never formally charged with anything.
Martin Brest is such an underrated director from this era. I'd recommend Midnight Run and Scent of a Woman as great examples of a director who can tow the line between comedy and drama perfectly
One of the funniest action comedy movies ever made! Originally, Sylvester Stallone was going to be Star in the movie, and even did rewrites to the script to make it more darker, violent and action packed. When Paramount executives read the script, it was rejected and Stallone turned his unproduced version of Beverly Hills Cop into the 1986 action thriller COBRA.
Once in a while I like to hear what films other actors were considered to play... However, Axel Foley is one of the roles I can't imagine someone else playing; let alone Stallone LOL
@@CheepchipsableCobra is terrible but I love it. It is the quintessential "cop breaking the rules" film, and the cop-rule-breaking is taken to ridiculous, almost comedic extremes.
Martin Brest also directed Midnight Run, which is an AMAZING film. With Robert Deniro and Charles Grodin. Martin Brest is excellent with mixing immense amounts of humor and then flipping the switch and having extremely serious, sometimes dark moments.
Just want to add a big +1 vote to this. Unlike several better-known 80s buddy movies, ‘Midnight Run’ has kind of slipped through the cracks and been forgotten, but it’s genuinely terrific and absolutely worth checking out. In the 80s Robert De Niro was definitely not known for comedy, so ‘Midnight Run’ was a huge surprise. And the supporting cast is absolutely stacked.
Him laughing at the leather outfits was not a reference to himself. It was a reference to Michael Jackson who wore a similar outfit in his video for Thriller.
Serge's actor(Bronson Pinchot) does not have that accent. He is from New York. His most famous role is from a 1980's TV series (Perfect Strangers) where he also has a silly foreign accent.
Yeah, it was incredibly popular and was a number one hit. Which is interesting considering it's just an instrumental. It was also covered a number of times, most notably by the Crazy Frog which again made it hugely popular.
Yes. That song is originally from this movie. Eddie's character is Axel Foley. The song title is "Axel F". It's by Harold Faltermeyer, who also did the score for Fletch.
You have to check out "48Hrs"(1982). Eddies first movie and considered one of the best buddy cop movies. I will never forget seeing 48Hrs in the theatre. Because it was really cool to see the birth of a movie star.
I agree, that would be a great movie to watch a reaction. I just hope that the reactors of this channel and others understand the racism in the dialogue of 48 Hours. The character eventually apologizes about the language and why he said all of it later in the move. But it's late in the movie, so I would hope the reactors understand that it's about the characters within the story line and context. A lot of reactors don't seem to get that. I would guess patrons probably tell reactors about during conversations, so I guess that's maybe why we haven't seen reactors do 48 Hours. I could be wrong, IDK. I'm actually impressed how well reactors handled Blazing Saddles, and how George here, handled Trading Places. I think it's possible many of them could get forewarned and relax and go with it as just watching characters in a movie.
@@dustinjones8887 48Hrs is one of the best action comedies of all time. Walter Hill one of the great action filmmakers of all time. His movie are badass! It set a standard that would lead to Lethal Weapon & Die Hard. As an audience back in 82 we understood that Nick Nolte's character was an asshole cop shitting on a convict to catch the guy who killed a cop. We also understood that an asshole can be a good person. Look at Dirty Harry. I feel we understood things better and faster back then. That's why there are so many great 70s & 80s movies.
@@reesebn38 - Of course! I agree. My concern is the uptight new generation with reactors. Many don't get that movies are about the characters, not the writers or audience. 48 Hours would be a freaking awesome choice for Cinebinge and others.
I would trade in all of Chappelle’s specials to get one more Eddie Murphy special. Crazy to think how young he was when he made two of the greatest specials of all time.
I know everyone watches movies when they do and weren't alive when a lot of them came out, but I am glad I saw a movie like this when it was new. It was quite the pop phenomenon in one of the best years of the decade, at the right point in Eddie Murphy's career, as MTV was newly established in the mainstream and playing just the kind of music that was in the soundtrack. "Miami Vice" was on TV, so we kind of saw this kind of flashy cocaine dealers-with-Uzis thing weekly. At the time, Beverly Hills was seen as the symbol of excessive wealth, before everyone started acting like movie stars and only the truly rich bought the brand names shown in the boutiques. It is exaggerated here but then, it was always shown exaggerated in movies, shows, and cartoons. In the commentary track of the DVD, the director or someone said that the people in the "candid shots" in the opening credits were asked for their permission. One man was actually describing the cigarette truck chase scene. "This music, it's so strange for a car chase. It's so upbeat." The audience was having fun, sir. We were watching Eddie Murphy, whom we knew from "Saturday Night Live" and "Trading Places" and "48 Hours," flopping around in a wild and well-choreographed, highly destructive chase.
I think what might be throwing you off with the pacing is that it's one of the few 'Action' movies that isn't TOO actiony/explosiony and the comedy is pretty realistic everyday jokes, not too over the top, it's one of the realistic action comedies.
Yes! That's what i've always loved about this, it's unexpectedly grounded and realistic for an action comedy and the comedy itself is spontaneous too. Can't think of another movie where it's done this way.
Back then movies were not pigeon-holed as much as today, and that’s a good thing about them. Simone wondering “is this serious or a comedy?” before watching illustrates the point. It’s actually unthinkable to them that it could be both.
There's also very little fat on the movie. His buddy gets popped, his boss warns him off the case, boom, he's in Beverly Hills. No dark night of the soul with him vowing revenge in a dark room or getting peeled off a bar stool. The Jeannette character is great as well. She's not only hot, she has no tolerance for bullshit from anyone. and she doesn't need to be rescued at the end; she throws the first elbow. Just a few of the many reasons why it's a cut above most fish-out-of-water stories from that time.
I think you may feel that the tone and pacing is different cos a high proportion of the movie was improv by Eddie murphy. These movies showcased his genius
To answer George's question about needing permission to film people for those opening shots. In the US there is no expectation of privacy in public spaces so you don't need peoples permission to film or photograph them.
While not the case for BHC Detroit scenes, in most big production movies, if you see a crowd of people doing ordinary life things, they are usually hired extras ( the BH scenes like the guys in the coats are extras ).
A little trivia: the movie received a great deal of praise for the friendship between Axle and Jenny Summers. She's a high-class white woman and Axle is from the wrong side of the tracks. The movie never bothers to explain why they are friends. They're just friends 'cause reasons, and then move on. It was different and refreshing at the time.
@@killersalmon4359That’s exactly what it is. She tells Maitland that she and Axel (and Mikey, we can infer) grew up in the same neighborhood. She also tells Axel that if Maitland hadn’t hired her, she’d be waiting tables. Axel asks her if it’s too late for him to go to school for art, implying that she did just that.
Beverly Hills Cop was so phenomenal at the box office that became number 1 for 13 weeks consecutively. 14 in total. And was the biggest success for a black actor as a lead character for 11 years until Will Smith shut alien butts in Independence Day and Men in Black back in 1996/1997. Also people remembered Ronny Cox more as the corporate villain in RoboCop and Total Recall but his usual character type is the good person as Lt. Bogomil in BHC, Taps and Deliverance
This movie was pretty influential in Hollywood as it made it possible to have action comedy films starring comedians, and "regular looking people". Without this film's success, I doubt we'd have gotten films like Die Hard or Lethal Weapon.. sure they might have been made, but not with that amount of humor. Even Stallone... who tried to take the humor out of this very film eventually embraced action comedies. For a similar film, I'd suggest Fletch.
+1 for Fletch. it's based on a series of books and was recently rebooted starring John Hamm. See the original with Chevy Chase first. I think he was more true to the character.
Always have to give a shout-out Gilbert Roland Hill (November 5, 1931 - February 29, 2016) was an American politician, police officer, and actor, who was the President of the Detroit City Council. He gained recognition for his role as Inspector Todd in the Beverly Hills Cop film series. He was the runner-up in the 2001 Detroit mayoral election, losing to Kwame Kilpatrick.
I live in metro Detroit and this film was a big deal when the opening was shot here. Yes they used locals in the sequence including Gill Hill, an active Detroit cop that played his boss. I saw it in the theater with all of the members of my hockey team and a team from Kitchener Ontario that we were hosting for a weekend tournament.
@@reservoirdude92 That's great!! The bus doing the skid turnaround took place on Michigan Avenue a few miles east of the old Tiger Stadium. The chase of the truck full of cigarettes happened just south oh there. Kind of close to where the new Gordie Howe Bridge is coming through. The Mumford High school shirt Axel wore is a real high school and was used because the movie's producer was an alumni.
Whenever people have trouble with movies that combine genres or tones, it’s a good reminder that with many of us, our expectations really inform our enjoyment of something. If we’re expecting something to be one thing, surprising elements can be off-putting when they otherwise wouldn’t be.
We have been trained to expect stories to play out in a certain way, largely due to scripts massaged by test audiences etc. I do recall this being advertised as a comedy, but finding it more of a drama so I was a little disappointed when I first saw it, but it is a great film. Wonder how they would do with Peter Greenaway films, or some of the European films. imagine them watching the 1992 film Léolo, (assuming they haven't seen it).
The title of the song is... Axel F. So yeah, it comes from this movie.) Eddie is comedy gold in this (ofc), but when he is serious he is Academy Award type serious. Such a brilliant and believable performance.
I always liked Lisa Eilbacher (the female lead) in this movie. It's weird for a 80s action flick to have a male and female just be platonic friends who are helping to solve the murder of their mutual friend. She's smart and not sexualized (even though she's gorgeous) and always wants to help without being shrill and obnoxious. She even gets herself out of the hold at the end of the movie so the cops can shoot the main baddie. I think one of the reasons people like this movie is because people really just kind of act like people, even though it's very funny and exaggerated.
The thing that sold the friendship was that first meeting. When he said she was getting old and her response was a chuckling F-U. I was like, that's how actual friends talk to each other.
I can't believe you guys have never seen this. It's SO MUCH FUN! And as an oldie, I remember so well that this was such a huge deal when it came out in the theaters.
In Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, they were essentially strangers. In this, they were lifelong friends. It's not so much a difference in attitude or character as it is a pretty big difference in situation. Sometimes I think George strains too hard to see certain things. Despite your view of the past, it has never been particularly unusual for a man to tell another man he loves him so long as he actually - you know - loves him (especially when drunk).
Just not in a Brokeback Mountain way, 🤣, (not that there is anything wrong with that!) Seriously, I'm pretty sure there there have been quite a few films when guys tell each other they love each other from that era. I think in this film they did it to heighten the drama of the friend being killed to make clear how strong the connection, thus motivation was for Axel the go to BH. Mens affection plays out in different ways, 'cause lets face it words are cheap.
Yes but he was also telling the other cops he just met he loves them, too. Also kind of ironic given that one of the real “problematic” aspects of Eddie’s past stand up comedy was some gay jokes.
Those were not extras. They were actual citizens and yes, they had to get a release for all of them. The dude gesturing while talking to the others was actually describing seeing the opening chase sequence.
The super cop story was completely adlibbed by Eddie. Taggert was hiding his face from laughing and Rosewood was pinching his leg to get him to focus. Eddie never drank coffee before and had some before the take and just made it up. The mansion shoot out took place in the same mansion from Commando. It was filmed on the same weekend one after the other.
This movie was hugely influential in the direction of the movie industry. An R-Rated action comedy movie that could do big box office just didn't exist. Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Bad Boys, and others all took what Beverly Hills Cop did to varying levels of success.
Nobody remembers a TV show from the early 90's called Perfect Strangers. The man from the art gallery with the funny accent was in that TV show. His name in the show was Balki (pronounced bal-key)
If you want to see what the original Stallone version of this movie looks like, then watch the movie 'Cobra". Stallone took many of his rejected action ideas for BHC and turned it into that movie.
The actor playing Serge, (Bronson Pinchit), later played a Greek immigrant to Chicago, in an 80's sitcom called "Perfect Strangers". Quite possibly the funniest sitcom of that decade! The actor who gave Murphy the bananas is Damon Wayans, who became huge in the 90's.
Re: George saying the Beverly Hills Police Department H.Q. looked like the set from WARGAMES: You nailed it one! That very set was indeed the same one used in WARGAMES, albeit dressed and lit differently. The production designer, Angelo Graham, did both films, and the original director of WARGAMES was BHC's Martin Brest (he was fired after filming began). Good pull, George!
One thing i really enjoy about this first film in the series is how grounded it stays. It doesn't go for the comedy the same way like many other action comedies would do. This is why the dark moments in this work so well for me. The way Mike's death is done, it looks real, like would be witnessing an execution at the end of that hallway, it's why it's so shocking . It's for the character of Axel Foley, particularly because it's played by Eddie Murphy is the reason why it's an action comedy, rather than action thriller. Also, the guy who kills Mike; Jonathan Banks is very young here. He's best known from playing the badass Mike Ehrmantraut from Breaking Bad and Better call saul! He also appears in Eddie Muprhy's debut; 48 Hrs., which is not as good as this one and is actually ever darker while also having Eddie's comedic shtick to it. Still recommend checking it out and waiting to see your shocked reactions how un-pc it is. You could never get away with a main character like in that movie these days! Martin Brest is a very high quality director and has made such great flicks like "Midnight Run" and "Scent of a woman", both highly recommended!
Johathan Banks also had a small role in Airplane! as one of the air traffic controllers. His most prominent scene was where Lloyd Bridges asks him to "check the radar range" and Banks gets up, opens a microwave oven with a (raw?) turkey inside and says "Its about two more minutes, Chief".
As far as the pacing Martin Breast has a very unique style that worked well in all his movies (except Gigli) with very well received and acclaimed movies like ‘Scent of a Woman’ and ‘Meet Joe Black’ among others. George, there’s a lot of fun analysis to do in ‘Meet Joe Black’ that you would love, and it would be fun to see if you could pick up on most of it in your first watch through lol
Both his stand up specials were in leather suits. I think the one in this was the same colour as the one he had on in Delirious and I think he was in a purple one for Raw as a little nod to his new buddy at the time Prince
@@carladavis1473 Thank you!!! This was definitely a Michael Jackson joke. Making fun of how everyone tried to look like MJ. I still remember kids wearing those jackets in school with the Ferrari sunglasses. I couldn't afford any of it.. LOL
If you want to see Sylvester Stallone Beverly hillls cop script, check out cobra. That is basically what his vision would have been for Beverly Hills cop
George, your comment of the police station looking like War Games is incredible. Martin Brest was the original director of War Games. He had a darker vision for the movie. After seeing the early footage, the studio fired Brest and went with John Badham as director to do the lighter, more adventurous version they wanted in the first place. Badham also hired back the original writers, who were let go due to conflicts over the story with Brest. Brest did follow up Beverly Hills Cop with the highly underrated film Midnight Run.
The two of you just need to increase your intake of 80's films. The tone shifts, jaunty music during the action scenes, the general un-PCness of it all was the norm. I'd recommend an entire month of '80's movies. :-) The best of times.
I so want to see them visit the Cannon Group's catalogy. Boy can Golan & Globus go un-pc in the most glorious ways. I'd love to see how they'd react to Death Wish 3 (or even 2) xD !
The actor who plays Serge is Bronson Pinchot. Those of us from this time remember him from a TV show called Perfect Strangers, where he does another interesting accent.
The song “Axel F” was huge. The summer this came out, it was played constantly on the radio. Bearer Bonds were big in the 80’s. Remember Hans Gruber and his boys? The Victor Maitlin mansion is the same place that the big battle scene from “Commando” was filmed.
This is by far my favorite performance by Eddie Murphy. He should have been nominated for an academy award or at least for best comedic performance at the golden globes. Just brilliant.
This movie is pure 80s. It was huge at the time as was Eddie Murphy. The 80s, at least music, movies, beginnings of home computers, etc. was an amazing time to be alive.
This is such a fun movie, but it gets so dark in the scene when his friend his killed. But I love this one and the second one, and could watch them over and over. If you two have not already watched it, you should check out 48 hours with Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte.
"In Beverly Hills we just take whatever car is closest" is some of my favorite sass in a movie. "I love you man" was a huge Bud Light slogan some time back. Given recent events it's even funnier.
movies like this and 48 hrs are my fav eddie murphy movies.. because yeah he's hilarious in them, but it's like a serious movie with a decent story at the heart of it. that i think is where eddie murphy really shines
I genuinely love this channel and you guys, but as a Gen Xer, it’s interesting how much of the culture from the 1980s didn’t filter down through the younger generations. The joke about the jackets was that they were Michael Jackson jackets being worn by white dudes right after he just name dropped MJ to get a hotel room. Also, that hotel room in today’s dollars would be 600 a night.
Yay! I'm so glad someone is reacting to this gem. The second movie is also worth a watch in my opinion, but the third is definitely just a cash grab at that point.
@@michaelriddick7116 Most people don't recognize him! He rarely showed his receding hairline back then. He wore all kinds of hats for years until shaving it all off.
The leather outfits Axel was laughing at were made popular by Michael Jackson in his Thriller video but yes Eddie did wear a super tight red leather number in his stand up comedy movie Delirious which along with his stand up show Raw are two of the funniest stand up routines you will ever see.
18:50 Fun fact - The whole Supercop story was totally ad-libbed by Eddie Murphy so you can see Rosewood and Taggert trying their best not to laugh, Taggert especially. 😂
Believe it or not. This movie was the highest grossing film of 1984.
It beat out Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom, Gremlins and The Karate Kid.
That's how insane Eddie Murphy's star power was at that moment.
And it was still on the rise
That is pretty amazing!
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This made him a star. Trading Places and 48HRS before this were not enough to make him a household name. Moviegoers just reacted to what a great film this was at the time.
It was the highest grossing film of 1984 because it was really good.
The tone is 80s action comedy. I didn't realize until now that it might be difficult to place for people who didn't grow up with it.
Yo, it's so interesting seeing their confusion.......I also noticed the disconnect w/ National Lampoon's Vacation that they recently did. We are the last TRUE generation. LOL
😂😂😂
Yeah, it's basically Shane Black / Martin Brest. You can see it a bit it Kiss Kiss Bang Bang as well which was a bit of a throw-back to the 80s movies.
It’s funny, because I snuck in a theater with a couple friends and saw this when I was 10 when it came out and the tone didn’t confuse us at all. And again, we were around 10-11.
I mean I'm Gen Z and love the trilogy. But I did see them when I was young so you're right.
FUN FACT: When Foley is telling Bogomil how Rosewood and Taggart are "Supercops", Judge Reinhold and John Ashton almost broke into laughter. Ashton held his hand to his face -- you can tell he's laughing -- while Reinhold pulled on his pubes through his pocket to keep from laughing.
This was because Murphy drank coffee, something he NEVER does, which made him incredibly hyper.
TMI from Reinhold. 😆
(I had a huge crush on him back then btw 🤭)
It's the best blooper of all time .... and it's in the movie. Eddie seemed like a vet he's so cooly confident as a performer.
He wasn't pulling on his pubes, lol. He was pinching his thigh.
This movie is absolutely fantastic, a classic for a reason. And, yes: the music was composed for this movie by Harold Faltermeyer, and the song is called Axel F. Also, Maitland's main henchman is Mike Ehrmantrout from Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul.
Ehrmantrout’s also in 48 Hrs. (for a few minutes at least) with Nick Nolte. It’s Eddie Murphy’s first movie which George & Simone should also watch. That one’s more drama than comedy but I think they would enjoy it.
@chrisbush816 yes! That is such a fantastic film
@@caseymoe816 To this day I can not hear the Police do "Roxanne" without seeing Eddie Murphy singing it 🤣
Young Mike is trippin me out
@@mikegoodwin2386 For me, so I know the song first, it never turned that way...
Bronson Pinchot was the actor playing the flamboyant art gallery employee. He also appeared in _True Romance_ (1993), an *incredibly* great movie written (but not directed) by Quentin Tarantino, and was the costar of a highly popular 80s sitcom called "Perfect Strangers". Very talented character actor with great comedic delivery.
The hotel employee who gave Eddie Murphy the bananas was none other than Damon Wayans, in his film debut.
You forgot the enforcer dude from Breaking Bad, and the bad guy from Total Recall/Robocop and the bad guy from Aliens!
Perfect Strangers is one of the best comedies of all time. Pinchot was just amazing.
Damon Wayans was in Raiders Of The Lost Ark....briefly.
Bronson Pinchot, shines in True Romance!
Loved Perfect Strangers
"that went so dark so fast!" - that was the best thing about movies in the 80s! The contrast between light and dark.
Think of all those horror movies that switched effortlessly between funny and gore/torture/death.
Just like real life. You laugh one moment, the next you're hit by a truck.
Also, this was originally conceived to be a straight action movie, I believe they had Stallone in mind. When they went with Murphy, they kept the main story, but added in comedy, which is one reason the tone shifts.
I feel R-rated comedies were more common in general back then. The Deadpool movie goes for a similar tone and uses similar story beats.
It's an action movie where the characters happen to have a sense of humor. There's only a little situational comedy, Rosewood and Taggert climbing the wall , for example. Something many writers don't seem to understand. Back in the 80s and more so now.
@@ravenwind1062 I get that... so many times - and this is in sitcoms as well - the put in a joke for the audience, not the character making a joke to another character. I think there is a real difference there.
Yeah, I never ever thought it was jarring with the switching.
Axel's boss wasn't an actor at all - he was actually an active Detroit Police Detective who didn't retire until 1989. He only acted in three movies, this and it's two sequels.
Wonder if he will make it into part 4?
@@Dularr He died in 2016 =/
@@douglascarter2078 A former hitman turned informant made accusations but only after he had died. Lots of gossip but he was never formally charged with anything.
Martin Brest is such an underrated director from this era. I'd recommend Midnight Run and Scent of a Woman as great examples of a director who can tow the line between comedy and drama perfectly
Thanks for mentioning Midnight Run, one of De Niro's best!
Midnight Run is FANTASTIC!! 🤣😂😎👍
I'm just here to add support for Midnight Run
Meet Joe Black is also worth the watch.
He also directed the original "Going In Style" film.
One of the funniest action comedy movies ever made!
Originally, Sylvester Stallone was going to be Star in the movie, and even did rewrites to the script to make it more darker, violent and action packed. When Paramount executives read the script, it was rejected and Stallone turned his unproduced version of Beverly Hills Cop into the 1986 action thriller COBRA.
Cobra was terrible - worth watching as a comparison on how it can be done badly.
Once in a while I like to hear what films other actors were considered to play... However, Axel Foley is one of the roles I can't imagine someone else playing; let alone Stallone LOL
@@CheepchipsableMay not be a good movie. I still enjoy watching it though.
@@CheepchipsableCobra is terrible but I love it. It is the quintessential "cop breaking the rules" film, and the cop-rule-breaking is taken to ridiculous, almost comedic extremes.
Cobra also starred Bridgette Neilsen (who was also at the time married to Stallone), who would then star in Beverly Hills Cop 2.
Martin Brest also directed Midnight Run, which is an AMAZING film. With Robert Deniro and Charles Grodin.
Martin Brest is excellent with mixing immense amounts of humor and then flipping the switch and having extremely serious, sometimes dark moments.
My favorite buddy comedy.
I hope they get to watch Midnight Run at some point!
Just want to add a big +1 vote to this. Unlike several better-known 80s buddy movies, ‘Midnight Run’ has kind of slipped through the cracks and been forgotten, but it’s genuinely terrific and absolutely worth checking out. In the 80s Robert De Niro was definitely not known for comedy, so ‘Midnight Run’ was a huge surprise. And the supporting cast is absolutely stacked.
MARVIN, WHAT IS THAT?!?
I didn’t realize Brest did Midnight Run, but it totally makes sense!
Him laughing at the leather outfits was not a reference to himself. It was a reference to Michael Jackson who wore a similar outfit in his video for Thriller.
How did they not know that 😂😂
Because it’s wrong. He was referencing his Delirious outfit which he wore the year before, BEFORE the release of the Thriller video!
@@brentmeistergeneral6074 those in the film are obviously the thriller jacket
Serge's actor(Bronson Pinchot) does not have that accent. He is from New York. His most famous role is from a 1980's TV series (Perfect Strangers) where he also has a silly foreign accent.
He’s one of the very few reasons I’d recommend BHC3
AR: "Get the f*%$ outaa here!"
Serge: "No I cAn NoT!"
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Of course he does; don't be ridiculous.
Bronson Pinchot basically built a career off the back of that one memorable scene.
Bronson also improvised that entire scene with Murphy
Also, that catchy synth song is “Axel F.”, in reference to Eddie’s character. It is basically the theme song for this movie, and the entire series.
And the entire decade
Yeah, it was incredibly popular and was a number one hit. Which is interesting considering it's just an instrumental. It was also covered a number of times, most notably by the Crazy Frog which again made it hugely popular.
@@amstrad00The crazy frog kind of ruined it for me. 😢
@@TheNemoyo76 Yeah we don't talk about crazy frog.
By Harold Faltermeyer
As an 80s kid, seeing people hum "Axel F" while watching Beverly Hills Cop, then go on and ask if the melody is from this movie, feels surreal.
The song Axel F was EVERYWHERE because of this movie. We walked our graduation to it.
Yes. That song is originally from this movie.
Eddie's character is Axel Foley.
The song title is "Axel F".
It's by Harold Faltermeyer, who also did the score for Fletch.
Always loved Fletch as well.
@@moonlitegram I used to love fletch!!
@@ozzybloke-craig3690that damn frog ruined this song with his bloody ding dings😂
You have to check out "48Hrs"(1982). Eddies first movie and considered one of the best buddy cop movies. I will never forget seeing 48Hrs in the theatre. Because it was really cool to see the birth of a movie star.
I agree, that would be a great movie to watch a reaction. I just hope that the reactors of this channel and others understand the racism in the dialogue of 48 Hours. The character eventually apologizes about the language and why he said all of it later in the move. But it's late in the movie, so I would hope the reactors understand that it's about the characters within the story line and context. A lot of reactors don't seem to get that. I would guess patrons probably tell reactors about during conversations, so I guess that's maybe why we haven't seen reactors do 48 Hours. I could be wrong, IDK. I'm actually impressed how well reactors handled Blazing Saddles, and how George here, handled Trading Places. I think it's possible many of them could get forewarned and relax and go with it as just watching characters in a movie.
48 Hours
Woman:: "Damn, can't you say it any nicer than that?"
@@dustinjones8887 48Hrs is one of the best action comedies of all time. Walter Hill one of the great action filmmakers of all time. His movie are badass! It set a standard that would lead to Lethal Weapon & Die Hard. As an audience back in 82 we understood that Nick Nolte's character was an asshole cop shitting on a convict to catch the guy who killed a cop. We also understood that an asshole can be a good person. Look at Dirty Harry. I feel we understood things better and faster back then. That's why there are so many great 70s & 80s movies.
@@reesebn38 - Of course! I agree. My concern is the uptight new generation with reactors. Many don't get that movies are about the characters, not the writers or audience. 48 Hours would be a freaking awesome choice for Cinebinge and others.
𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 was better.
The one playing Foley's boss was an actual Detroit Police Inspector, later City Council Member Gil Hill. R.I.P.
Not RIP, he was a dirty cop who was involved in seriously shady shit. You can look him up.
I highly recommend Eddie's standup specials Raw and Delirious. Both are hilarious.
I would trade in all of Chappelle’s specials to get one more Eddie Murphy special. Crazy to think how young he was when he made two of the greatest specials of all time.
@@reservoirdude92 they’d have some comments for sure but I wouldn’t say they’re sensitive. Conscious of the times perhaps.
Delirious is still hands down the top 5 best stand-up comedies in cinema. Still mentioned today
Raw is the the one where he wears the red jacket.
@@bobbypowell2345 Raw is the purple jacket. Delirious was the red.
I know everyone watches movies when they do and weren't alive when a lot of them came out, but I am glad I saw a movie like this when it was new. It was quite the pop phenomenon in one of the best years of the decade, at the right point in Eddie Murphy's career, as MTV was newly established in the mainstream and playing just the kind of music that was in the soundtrack. "Miami Vice" was on TV, so we kind of saw this kind of flashy cocaine dealers-with-Uzis thing weekly.
At the time, Beverly Hills was seen as the symbol of excessive wealth, before everyone started acting like movie stars and only the truly rich bought the brand names shown in the boutiques. It is exaggerated here but then, it was always shown exaggerated in movies, shows, and cartoons.
In the commentary track of the DVD, the director or someone said that the people in the "candid shots" in the opening credits were asked for their permission. One man was actually describing the cigarette truck chase scene.
"This music, it's so strange for a car chase. It's so upbeat."
The audience was having fun, sir. We were watching Eddie Murphy, whom we knew from "Saturday Night Live" and "Trading Places" and "48 Hours," flopping around in a wild and well-choreographed, highly destructive chase.
I think what might be throwing you off with the pacing is that it's one of the few 'Action' movies that isn't TOO actiony/explosiony and the comedy is pretty realistic everyday jokes, not too over the top, it's one of the realistic action comedies.
Yes! That's what i've always loved about this, it's unexpectedly grounded and realistic for an action comedy and the comedy itself is spontaneous too. Can't think of another movie where it's done this way.
Back then movies were not pigeon-holed as much as today, and that’s a good thing about them. Simone wondering “is this serious or a comedy?” before watching illustrates the point. It’s actually unthinkable to them that it could be both.
They might feel more accepting of the tone in the sequel because of Tony Scott's stylized look.
@@Tr0nzoid I have that feeling too.
There's also very little fat on the movie. His buddy gets popped, his boss warns him off the case, boom, he's in Beverly Hills. No dark night of the soul with him vowing revenge in a dark room or getting peeled off a bar stool.
The Jeannette character is great as well. She's not only hot, she has no tolerance for bullshit from anyone. and she doesn't need to be rescued at the end; she throws the first elbow. Just a few of the many reasons why it's a cut above most fish-out-of-water stories from that time.
The song is called Axel F. Eddie Murphy's character is Axel Foley. So yea.
Simone hiding her laugh at your mosquito bite comment had me rolling
Tbh, to me it looked, as if she maybe had that happen to her.
Jonathan Banks who plays the main henchman is Mike from Breaking Bad
And from Better call Saul 😉
He’s also in Airplane which is wild.
I think you may feel that the tone and pacing is different cos a high proportion of the movie was improv by Eddie murphy. These movies showcased his genius
Great 80s soundtrack. I love it! 🎶❤️
To answer George's question about needing permission to film people for those opening shots. In the US there is no expectation of privacy in public spaces so you don't need peoples permission to film or photograph them.
You do if you are putting them in a film front and center like this. They would all have had to sign release forms.
If it's commercial production and you are making money off them you usually do.
While not the case for BHC Detroit scenes, in most big production movies, if you see a crowd of people doing ordinary life things, they are usually hired extras ( the BH scenes like the guys in the coats are extras ).
A little trivia: the movie received a great deal of praise for the friendship between Axle and Jenny Summers. She's a high-class white woman and Axle is from the wrong side of the tracks. The movie never bothers to explain why they are friends. They're just friends 'cause reasons, and then move on. It was different and refreshing at the time.
I always assumed she grew up with Axel and Mikey and somehow made good.
@@killersalmon4359That’s exactly what it is. She tells Maitland that she and Axel (and Mikey, we can infer) grew up in the same neighborhood. She also tells Axel that if Maitland hadn’t hired her, she’d be waiting tables. Axel asks her if it’s too late for him to go to school for art, implying that she did just that.
Martin Brest also directed Midnight Run which is EXCELLENT.
Beverly Hills Cop was so phenomenal at the box office that became number 1 for 13 weeks consecutively. 14 in total. And was the biggest success for a black actor as a lead character for 11 years until Will Smith shut alien butts in Independence Day and Men in Black back in 1996/1997.
Also people remembered Ronny Cox more as the corporate villain in RoboCop and Total Recall but his usual character type is the good person as Lt. Bogomil in BHC, Taps and Deliverance
Do not disrespect Captain Jellico, the best captain of the Enterprise.
@@mblackwl I didn't know because never watched the series
This movie was pretty influential in Hollywood as it made it possible to have action comedy films starring comedians, and "regular looking people". Without this film's success, I doubt we'd have gotten films like Die Hard or Lethal Weapon.. sure they might have been made, but not with that amount of humor. Even Stallone... who tried to take the humor out of this very film eventually embraced action comedies. For a similar film, I'd suggest Fletch.
Oh, Fletch would be awesome!
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Can I borrow your towel, I hit a water buffalo!
I thought of Fletch too, another 80’s action comedy with an SNL alumni
@@johnhakansson1832and scored by Harold Faltmeyer, too.
+1 for Fletch. it's based on a series of books and was recently rebooted starring John Hamm. See the original with Chevy Chase first. I think he was more true to the character.
The music at 5:00 was made for this movie and is titled "Axel F" after Murphy's character.
Its a great song for testing stereos/audio stuff etc. You just kinda know how its supposed to sound.
George took so long to catch on that Simone was messing with him. "What!? He's a comedian?"
Always have to give a shout-out
Gilbert Roland Hill (November 5, 1931 - February 29, 2016) was an American politician, police officer, and actor, who was the President of the Detroit City Council. He gained recognition for his role as Inspector Todd in the Beverly Hills Cop film series. He was the runner-up in the 2001 Detroit mayoral election, losing to Kwame Kilpatrick.
wasnt he a really corrupt dirty cop? as ive heard that from other YT video comments that he was known to do shady stuff.
@@robinhooduk8255 Maybe, but he still would've been better than Kwame Kilpatrick, who should still be behind bars.
I live in metro Detroit and this film was a big deal when the opening was shot here. Yes they used locals in the sequence including Gill Hill, an active Detroit cop that played his boss. I saw it in the theater with all of the members of my hockey team and a team from Kitchener Ontario that we were hosting for a weekend tournament.
@@reservoirdude92 That's great!! The bus doing the skid turnaround took place on Michigan Avenue a few miles east of the old Tiger Stadium. The chase of the truck full of cigarettes happened just south oh there. Kind of close to where the new Gordie Howe Bridge is coming through. The Mumford High school shirt Axel wore is a real high school and was used because the movie's producer was an alumni.
Whenever people have trouble with movies that combine genres or tones, it’s a good reminder that with many of us, our expectations really inform our enjoyment of something. If we’re expecting something to be one thing, surprising elements can be off-putting when they otherwise wouldn’t be.
We have been trained to expect stories to play out in a certain way, largely due to scripts massaged by test audiences etc.
I do recall this being advertised as a comedy, but finding it more of a drama so I was a little disappointed when I first saw it, but it is a great film.
Wonder how they would do with Peter Greenaway films, or some of the European films.
imagine them watching the 1992 film Léolo, (assuming they haven't seen it).
Stallone got kicked from this because he wanted to make major changes to the script. The version Stallone wanted to make became the movie "Cobra".
The title of the song is... Axel F. So yeah, it comes from this movie.)
Eddie is comedy gold in this (ofc), but when he is serious he is Academy Award type serious. Such a brilliant and believable performance.
The dialogue between Serge and Axel was improvised. "Get TF outta here!"
This is a comedy drama, rather than an action film. That’s what makes it kind of unique. It has light and dark moments.
I always liked Lisa Eilbacher (the female lead) in this movie. It's weird for a 80s action flick to have a male and female just be platonic friends who are helping to solve the murder of their mutual friend. She's smart and not sexualized (even though she's gorgeous) and always wants to help without being shrill and obnoxious. She even gets herself out of the hold at the end of the movie so the cops can shoot the main baddie. I think one of the reasons people like this movie is because people really just kind of act like people, even though it's very funny and exaggerated.
She’s my longtime 70s / 80s crush!😊 I also like how they talk about their friend Mikey and how genuine it feels.
The thing that sold the friendship was that first meeting.
When he said she was getting old and her response was a chuckling F-U.
I was like, that's how actual friends talk to each other.
@@CMDRZero01 Simone just says it without the chuckle.
@@m.e.3862 Mine was Markie Post
Like how they didn't make any sexual relations with A Few Good Men.
I can't believe you guys have never seen this. It's SO MUCH FUN! And as an oldie, I remember so well that this was such a huge deal when it came out in the theaters.
Especially the soundtrack.
The Sylvester Stallone version of this movie became the 1986 movie Cobra.
I like how they make Bogomil to actually be a competent cop, who knows his shit and knows when to listen.
The name of that music is - Axl F...and Eddie Murphy's character is... Axel F - F - Foley. So, yeah, that music was for this movie.
2 is great as well.
The super-cop bit was improvised and that's why John Ashton was laughing in that scene!
classic trilogy!
Eddy Murphy is a comedic genius. His specials raw and delirious are great.
In Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, they were essentially strangers. In this, they were lifelong friends. It's not so much a difference in attitude or character as it is a pretty big difference in situation. Sometimes I think George strains too hard to see certain things. Despite your view of the past, it has never been particularly unusual for a man to tell another man he loves him so long as he actually - you know - loves him (especially when drunk).
Just not in a Brokeback Mountain way, 🤣, (not that there is anything wrong with that!)
Seriously, I'm pretty sure there there have been quite a few films when guys tell each other they love each other from that era.
I think in this film they did it to heighten the drama of the friend being killed to make clear how strong the connection, thus motivation was for Axel the go to BH.
Mens affection plays out in different ways, 'cause lets face it words are cheap.
Yes but he was also telling the other cops he just met he loves them, too. Also kind of ironic given that one of the real “problematic” aspects of Eddie’s past stand up comedy was some gay jokes.
@@joeconcepts5552 I think it's pretty clear that it's said differently in the two different situations.
No irony. There's nothing gay about telling friends, cops, etc. you love them.
Those were not extras. They were actual citizens and yes, they had to get a release for all of them. The dude gesturing while talking to the others was actually describing seeing the opening chase sequence.
In every reaction: "Wait, is that (?) because of this movie?"
Answer: YES!
The super cop story was completely adlibbed by Eddie.
Taggert was hiding his face from laughing and Rosewood was pinching his leg to get him to focus. Eddie never drank coffee before and had some before the take and just made it up.
The mansion shoot out took place in the same mansion from Commando. It was filmed on the same weekend one after the other.
This movie was hugely influential in the direction of the movie industry. An R-Rated action comedy movie that could do big box office just didn't exist. Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Bad Boys, and others all took what Beverly Hills Cop did to varying levels of success.
Nobody remembers a TV show from the early 90's called Perfect Strangers. The man from the art gallery with the funny accent was in that TV show. His name in the show was Balki (pronounced bal-key)
This and it’s sequel use to be my two favorite films, ever lol
I loved the character relationships in this movie. The friendships feel genuine. Loved when Jenny imitates Axel's laugh.
Awesome Soundtrack!!
14:24 the unapproving noises are so relatable. 🤣🤣
If you want to see what the original Stallone version of this movie looks like, then watch the movie 'Cobra". Stallone took many of his rejected action ideas for BHC and turned it into that movie.
You should explore Eddie Murphy's first movie - 48 hours, where the concept of dissonant violence/comedy buddy-cop movie originated.
Agree 100% 🎯
The actor playing Serge, (Bronson Pinchit), later played a Greek immigrant to Chicago, in an 80's sitcom called "Perfect Strangers". Quite possibly the funniest sitcom of that decade!
The actor who gave Murphy the bananas is Damon Wayans, who became huge in the 90's.
The song its 100% from his movie the title of the song its axle f. Main character name is axle foley.
Re: George saying the Beverly Hills Police Department H.Q. looked like the set from WARGAMES: You nailed it one! That very set was indeed the same one used in WARGAMES, albeit dressed and lit differently. The production designer, Angelo Graham, did both films, and the original director of WARGAMES was BHC's Martin Brest (he was fired after filming began). Good pull, George!
One thing i really enjoy about this first film in the series is how grounded it stays. It doesn't go for the comedy the same way like many other action comedies would do. This is why the dark moments in this work so well for me. The way Mike's death is done, it looks real, like would be witnessing an execution at the end of that hallway, it's why it's so shocking . It's for the character of Axel Foley, particularly because it's played by Eddie Murphy is the reason why it's an action comedy, rather than action thriller.
Also, the guy who kills Mike; Jonathan Banks is very young here. He's best known from playing the badass Mike Ehrmantraut from Breaking Bad and Better call saul! He also appears in Eddie Muprhy's debut; 48 Hrs., which is not as good as this one and is actually ever darker while also having Eddie's comedic shtick to it. Still recommend checking it out and waiting to see your shocked reactions how un-pc it is. You could never get away with a main character like in that movie these days!
Martin Brest is a very high quality director and has made such great flicks like "Midnight Run" and "Scent of a woman", both highly recommended!
Johathan Banks also had a small role in Airplane! as one of the air traffic controllers. His most prominent scene was where Lloyd Bridges asks him to "check the radar range" and Banks gets up, opens a microwave oven with a (raw?) turkey inside and says "Its about two more minutes, Chief".
As far as the pacing Martin Breast has a very unique style that worked well in all his movies (except Gigli) with very well received and acclaimed movies like ‘Scent of a Woman’ and ‘Meet Joe Black’ among others. George, there’s a lot of fun analysis to do in ‘Meet Joe Black’ that you would love, and it would be fun to see if you could pick up on most of it in your first watch through lol
Yeah, Eddie did a stand up show, I think it was 'Raw' in one of those outfits
It was a leather outfit but not like the ones that those guys had on. Those were mj jackets. Exactly what mj wore in the beat it video
Both his stand up specials were in leather suits. I think the one in this was the same colour as the one he had on in Delirious and I think he was in a purple one for Raw as a little nod to his new buddy at the time Prince
@@carladavis1473 Thank you!!! This was definitely a Michael Jackson joke. Making fun of how everyone tried to look like MJ. I still remember kids wearing those jackets in school with the Ferrari sunglasses. I couldn't afford any of it.. LOL
@@carladavis1473 Ah ok. Cool.. Haven't seen the stand up in a long time so my memory of it has gotten a bit blurry
Tonally its great! In the 80's they knew we could take comedies with real stakes and drama. :)
If you want to see Sylvester Stallone Beverly hillls cop script, check out cobra. That is basically what his vision would have been for Beverly Hills cop
George, your comment of the police station looking like War Games is incredible. Martin Brest was the original director of War Games. He had a darker vision for the movie. After seeing the early footage, the studio fired Brest and went with John Badham as director to do the lighter, more adventurous version they wanted in the first place. Badham also hired back the original writers, who were let go due to conflicts over the story with Brest. Brest did follow up Beverly Hills Cop with the highly underrated film Midnight Run.
I like the 2 & 3 the best
I absolutely love the Beverly Hills Cop´s movies, or at least the first two. I must have seen them a 100 times each.
The two of you just need to increase your intake of 80's films. The tone shifts, jaunty music during the action scenes, the general un-PCness of it all was the norm. I'd recommend an entire month of '80's movies. :-) The best of times.
I so want to see them visit the Cannon Group's catalogy. Boy can Golan & Globus go un-pc in the most glorious ways. I'd love to see how they'd react to Death Wish 3 (or even 2) xD !
@@Vanska0 they need to watch Death Wish just to see Jeff Goldblum's first movie.
I just realized all of the best Beverly Hills Cop moments are from part 2
Maitland's henchman survived his gunshot wound, moved out West and got tangled up with a seedy lawyer and a meth cooker.
A banana in the tail pipe? yes please.
The actor who plays Serge is Bronson Pinchot. Those of us from this time remember him from a TV show called Perfect Strangers, where he does another interesting accent.
Yeees. This whole series is fantastic. Would love to see reacts to them all.
That character you liked so much is Bronson Pinchot who is also known as 'Balki Bartokomous' from 80's sitcom 'Perfect Strangers'.
The song “Axel F” was huge. The summer this came out, it was played constantly on the radio.
Bearer Bonds were big in the 80’s. Remember Hans Gruber and his boys?
The Victor Maitlin mansion is the same place that the big battle scene from “Commando” was filmed.
6:21 Is that Mike from Breaking Bad? I think it is
It is indeed.
It is!
This is by far my favorite performance by Eddie Murphy. He should have been nominated for an academy award or at least for best comedic performance at the golden globes. Just brilliant.
This movie is pure 80s. It was huge at the time as was Eddie Murphy. The 80s, at least music, movies, beginnings of home computers, etc. was an amazing time to be alive.
This is such a fun movie, but it gets so dark in the scene when his friend his killed. But I love this one and the second one, and could watch them over and over. If you two have not already watched it, you should check out 48 hours with Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte.
"In Beverly Hills we just take whatever car is closest" is some of my favorite sass in a movie.
"I love you man" was a huge Bud Light slogan some time back. Given recent events it's even funnier.
We're not gonna fall for a banana in the tailpipe, Simone.
The tune you recognise is Axel F by Harold Faltermeyer, therefore, written for the film.
Serg is the breakout star of this film. "Noe, dyyoont bee stupiyed."
Thank you, Mr. Reubens, for all the fun and laughs. Rest in Peace.
Hello, I'm Serge!
movies like this and 48 hrs are my fav eddie murphy movies.. because yeah he's hilarious in them, but it's like a serious movie with a decent story at the heart of it. that i think is where eddie murphy really shines
I genuinely love this channel and you guys, but as a Gen Xer, it’s interesting how much of the culture from the 1980s didn’t filter down through the younger generations. The joke about the jackets was that they were Michael Jackson jackets being worn by white dudes right after he just name dropped MJ to get a hotel room. Also, that hotel room in today’s dollars would be 600 a night.
Eddie wore similar outfit during his comedy specials and broke out laughing cause they didn't tell em two guys were gonna walk by wearing em.
The actor who plays Serge is Bronson Pinchot. He was cast as the lead character in a sitcom on ABC based on his performance here.
Yay! I'm so glad someone is reacting to this gem. The second movie is also worth a watch in my opinion, but the third is definitely just a cash grab at that point.
Fun fact: The mansion grounds where the gun fight takes place at the end of the movie is the same place the end gun fight takes place in Commando.
that immediate laser focus on Gigli, hahaha. He had some bangers, Midnight Run is an absolute gem
I'd LOVE to watch you guys react to Eddie's comedy special "Eddie Murphy: Raw" 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 The 80's were so chill compared to now :/
Also the guy who gives Axel bananas is a young Damon Wayans! 🤣😂
@@michaelriddick7116 Most people don't recognize him! He rarely showed his receding hairline back then. He wore all kinds of hats for years until shaving it all off.
Yes, the song was made for this movie. The song is called Axle F.
Another great 80's cop movie with this kind of easy flow is K-9
I'm dying laughing at the OBVIOUS stunt guy at 22:10 that I've never noticed before. 🤣
The leather outfits Axel was laughing at were made popular by Michael Jackson in his Thriller video but yes Eddie did wear a super tight red leather number in his stand up comedy movie Delirious which along with his stand up show Raw are two of the funniest stand up routines you will ever see.
18:50 Fun fact - The whole Supercop story was totally ad-libbed by Eddie Murphy so you can see Rosewood and Taggert trying their best not to laugh, Taggert especially. 😂