Director: Tony Scott
Producers: Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer
Writers: Eddie Murphy, Warren Skaaren, Robert Wachs, Larry Fergusson and Danilo Bach, Daniel Petrie,
Staring: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Bridget Neilson, Jurgen Prochnow, Ronny Cox, Allen Garfield, Paul Reiser
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The heat's back on! And Eddie Murphy is cool as ever in this sizzling, smash-hit sequel to ... more
Beverly Hills Cop. Axel Foley (Murphy) is back-back where he doesn't belong! He's going deep, deep, deep undercover into the chic wilds of Southern California, u...
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Advantages: great humour and fine comedy Disadvantages: none
...on the calm streets of Beverly Hills.
**BRIEF PLOT**
In Beverly Hills there are some high class robberies going on under the guise of 'The Alphabet crime' and the Beverly Hills police department are investigating… The now Captain Andrew Bogomil, (played by Ronny Cox), Detective Billy Rosewood, (played by Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart, (played by John Ashton) are following many leads to try and catch the culprits ... ...Bogomil he heads straight for Beverly Hill to help Taggart and Rosewood find out who is responsible for Bogomils injuries and if they are connected to the Alphabet crimes…?
Staying in a rather grand mansion, which he manages to 'acquire', with his ability to charm the birds out of the trees, he begins his investigation into what the Beverly Hills crime wave and Bogamils serious assault…but he is soon hampered from all corners, from ... more
Director: Tony Scott Producers: Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer Writers: Eddie Murphy, Warren Skaaren, Robert Wachs, Larry Fergusson and Danilo Bach, Daniel Petrie, Staring: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Bridget Neilson, Jurgen Prochnow, Ronny Cox, Allen Garfield, Paul Reiser
Released in 1987, this hour and forty minute movie follows in the footsteps of Axel Foley, the maverick cop from Detroit who seems to end up fighting crime on the calm streets of Beverly Hills.
**BRIEF PLOT**
In Beverly Hills there are some high class robberies going on under the guise of 'The Alphabet crime' and the Beverly Hills police department are investigating… The now Captain Andrew Bogomil, (played by Ronny Cox), Detective Billy Rosewood, (played by Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart, (played by John Ashton) are following many leads to try and catch the culprits before they strike again… There investigations are being slightly hampered by the new chief of police Harold Lutz, (played by Allen Garfield), a very arrogant person who likes to shout a lot…
Things take a turn for the worst when Bogomil is seriously injured in the line of duty by a rather tall assailant…
When Axel Foley, (played by Eddie Murphy) hears about Bogomil he heads straight for Beverly Hill to help Taggart and Rosewood find out who is responsible for Bogomils injuries and if they are connected to the Alphabet crimes…?
Staying in a rather grand mansion, which he manages to 'acquire', with his ability to charm the birds out of the trees, he begins his investigation into what the Beverly Hills crime wave and Bogamils serious assault…but he is soon hampered from all corners, from the political correctness of the local Mayor and the chief of police to a rather tall leggy blond called Karla Fry, (played by Brigitte Nielson) who runs the Beverly Hills gun club…
But Foley is adamant that he will bring the culprits to justice… even if it does mean tracking a suspect to the local Playboy Mansion….???
**CHARACTERS**
Eddie Murphy as Detective Axel Foley Judge Reinhold as Detective Billy Rosewood Ronny Cox as Captain Andrew Bogomil John Ashton as Detective Seargent John Taggart Jürgen Prochnow as Maxwell Dent Brigitte Nielsen as Karla Fry Allen Garfield as Police Chief Harold Lutz Dean Stockwell as Charles "Chip" Cain Paul Reiser as Detective Jeffrey Friedman Gil Hill as Inspector Douglas Todd Paul Guilfoyle as Nikos "Nik" Thomopolis Robert Ridgely as Mayor Ted Egan Alice Adair as Jan Bogomil
**IN CONCLUSION**
This sequel is just as good as its predecessor, Beverly Hill Cop, if not slightly better, and is well worth watching…
The action is as full on as any good movie requires to keep the audience entertained, without becoming too boring due to the over the top story line or totally stupid special effects… Eddie Murphy is his usual self as the renegade cop with a thirst for thrills and hot babes… his clumsy tactics to date woman are so comical that you feel sorry for him in parts…although he seem to be more successful than your average gigolo.
I must admit that I was quite frightened by the gun toting and rather leggy Bridget Neilson in her role as the not so nice gun club manageress Karla… she really is in a class of her own, but I cannot decide whether her looks out way her acting skills as I soon found myself engrossed when she appeared on screen?.. She certainly turns heads as she struts her stuff..!
The story is well written and the sometimes 'dodgy' acting does not spoil the movie in any way at all, giving all round entertainment and a good hour and forty minutes of none stop action, stunts, bloodshed, comedy and maybe the odd car chase…and I mean odd.
This movie does introduce the soon to be famous and very comical Chris Rock, starring later in such movies as 'I'm gonna get you sucka' (1988) 'Beverly Hills Ninja' (1997), 'Lethal Weapon 4' (1998) and not forgetting his voice over for the part of Marty in Madagascar 1 and 2...plus many other movies of course.
*Would I recommend this…? Hell…yes…! Eddie Murphy is pure genius as the wise cracking copper with the ability to irritate the bad guy until they make a mistake… It is as good as the first Beverly Hills Cop opener with just as much action, if not more.. And even if you have never seen the first Beverly Hill Cop movie it wont matter because the reason for the Detroit copper being in Beverly hills doesn't really matter as the action and thrills are enough to make you enjoy the movie regardless…
If you have seen the first Beverly Hills Cop movie then you'll want to get this sequel, but even if you have never seen the first then you'll still enjoy this one and you can get it from www.amazon.com for around £11.00...
Advantages: Its hilarious Disadvantages: not as good as the first one
The sequel to Beverly Hills Cop is no way near as good as the first one but that’s not to say it is a bad film as Eddie Murphy plays his role particularly well once again and there are still a lot of funny gags throughout the film but the down side is the plot which is similar to the original but just doesn’t seem to be as exciting as the first. Axel Foley has returned to Detroit after busting Makelin and working out who killed Mikey and why. He ... ...friends he worked with in Beverly Hills has been killed by the alphabet robber. Axel decides he is going to track down the murderer and with the help of his two friends Rosewood and Taggart to try and bring the murderer down but first he manages to borrow a house to stay in by using his police badge to get the builders to leave becasue they have messed up on the building work because, according to Foley, the house should have no right-angles.Quite ...
martint1983 19.10.2004
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Advantages: Axel Foley is back Disadvantages: Loud, flashy and just plain bad
...sequel. Returning to Beverly Hills to investigate a kidnapping, Axel Foley is back on the case. The trouble is that the case is ridiculous and Foley's reason for being there utterly contrived. Clearly cobbled together from some old scripts in order to give Murphy the opportunity to reprise his most successful role, the movie is a dreadful hodgepodge of nonsense interspersed with hyperkinetic gun battles.
Axel Foley was such a likeable character ... ...hard to see why people wanted to spend more time with him. Sadly this film lacks any of the warmth or wit of the first movie preferring instead over-the-top violence, a bleach-blonde Amazonian baddie and some unfortunate neon clothing. The movie's tagline was "The heat is back on" but in reality they couldn't get the gas to light.
Director Tony Scott was in serious danger of becoming the archetypal style over substance director having followed up ...
danielse 14.12.2003
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Advantages: Greatly Amusing, Axel at his best Disadvantages: None whatsoever
...Let’s not forget why the Beverly Hills cop franchise was so famous it was because of the team of Eddie (Axel Foley), Judge Reinhold (Billy Rosewood), John Ashton (John Taggart), Ronny Cox (Capt. Andrew Bougourmill), Paul Resier (Jeffery) and Gill Hill (Inspector Todd) and because of the way Axel squeezes himself and the guys out of any situation and gets himself into any situation and makes the audience cry with laughter at the same time, the fact ... ...IMPORTANTLY, John Ashton, without him, Beverly Hills Cop cannot be called the same. Part II is about Bogourmill being gunned down in broad daylight and due to the heavy politics that infests the system because of a curropt and highly cynical chief of police Chief Lutz. Axel makes his won rules and flies down to California after hearing that one of his best friends and the man who put his neck on the line for him is in critical condition. As soon ...
danieljacobs59 04.05.2004
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Advantages: Funniest comedy!! Disadvantages: Not as good as the first one
The sequel to the first beverly hills cop does not fail to impress. Eddie Murphy in my opinion is the funniest actor around and these cop films back meup. The jokes he comes out with are so original and hilarious and its amzing how he can snap into different roles through out the film to save him self or get him self out of trouble like when he turns into Johny Wishbone when caught in the police station. He pulls all hisjokes off so well and if he ... ...who shot the chief at Beverly Hills police department a man he met in the first one. Axel becomes faced with a number of various tasks through out the film such as trying to solve an alphbet murder which he does and also avoid trouble back hoe in Detroit with Inspector Todd.
I loved this film and would recommend its viewing to anyone. ...
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In this sequel, Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills breaking all the rules while solving a series of mysterious 'alphabet crimes' which have sent fear through the city's commercial establishment. Needless to say, there's a lot of humour along the way.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT; TECHNICOLOR DIST. SERVICES
Cast And Crew Interviews, Deleted Scene, Shakedown Music Session Special, Behind The Scenes Featurette, Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio
2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround English Dolby Digital Surround German
Professional reviews
Review
"...Murphy's a hoot in numerous scenes..." (Variety, 20/05/1987)
DVD Description
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 reunites 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.
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