Beverly Hills Cop
- Director
- Martin Brest
- Release Date
- November 30, 1984
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- Eddie Murphy , Judge Reinhold , John Ashton , Lisa Eilbacher , Ronny Cox , Steven Berkoff
- Writers
- Danilo Bach , Daniel Petrie Jr.
- Runtime
- 105 minutes
- Sequel(s)
- Beverly Hills Cop 2 , Beverly Hills Cop 3
- Budget
- $14 million
Summary
Eddie Murphy stars in Beverly Hills Cop as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit police officer who travels to California to solve his friend's murder. Directed by Martin Brest, the film was a critical and commercial success, spawning three sequels.
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