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Beverly Hills Cop: A Comedy Classic
Original Film
Released in 1984, Beverly Hills Cop stars Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit detective who travels to Beverly Hills to investigate the murder of his best friend. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $230 million worldwide and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of the year. It has since become a classic of the 1980s and spawned three sequels in 1987, 1994, and 2019.
Sequels
The first sequel, Beverly Hills Cop II, was released in 1987 and featured Murphy reprising his role as Foley. The film was a box office hit, but it received mixed reviews from critics. The third sequel, Beverly Hills Cop III, was released in 1994 and starred Murphy, Judge Reinhold, and Héctor Elizondo. It was the first film in the series to receive negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb. A fourth film, Beverly Hills Cop IV, was released in 2019 and received mixed reviews from critics and audiences.
Legacy
Beverly Hills Cop is widely considered to be a classic comedy and one of Eddie Murphy's best films. It is known for its action sequences, humor, and Murphy's performance as Foley. The film has been parodied and referenced in many other films and television shows. It is also one of the few films to have been inducted into the National Film Registry.
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