Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
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A Detroit detective travels to Beverly Hills to investigate a series of cryptic robberies and a targeted shooting.
The story
Set two years after the original film, Detroit police detective Axel Foley travels to Beverly Hills to investigate the shooting of Captain Andrew Bogomil. He reunites with Beverly Hills detectives Billy Rosewood and John Taggart to track down the perpetrators behind a series of "Alphabet" robberies. The investigation leads them to a local gun club where Foley encounters a ruthless criminal gang led by Karla Fry. As the detectives work to stop the heist, they must navigate a web of corruption and high-stakes crime involving a businessman named Maxwell Dent who is using the robberies to fund a massive weapons deal.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In Beverly Hills, a criminal gang led by Karla Fry carries out a jewelry store robbery, leaving a cryptic 'A' code. Captain Andrew Bogomil is shot by Fry and suspended by the egotistical Chief Harold Lutz. Detroit detective Axel Foley arrives to help Rosewood and Taggart investigate. Foley identifies Fry and discovers that businessman Maxwell Dent is using the 'Alphabet' robberies to fund a weapons deal. After foiling a heist at the city depository and a pursuit in a cement mixer, Foley realizes Dent is framing a manager named Charles Cain. Foley discovers Dent intends to sell weapons in Central America. In a final shootout at an oil field, Foley, Rosewood, and Taggart destroy the weapon trucks. Foley shoots Dent dead, and Fry is killed by Taggart. Lutz is dismissed by the Mayor for his incompetence, and Bogomil is appointed the new police chief. Foley is ordered back to Detroit by Inspector Todd.
- First release year
- 1987
- Runtime (minutes)
- 103
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Tony Scott
- Writers
- Larry Ferguson · screenplay; Warren Skaaren · screenplay; Eddie Murphy · story; Robert D. Wachs · story
- Cast and characters
- Eddie Murphy · Axel Foley; Judge Reinhold · Billy Rosewood; Jürgen Prochnow · Karla Fry; Ronny Cox · Captain Andrew Bogomil; John Ashton · John Taggart; Brigitte Nielsen · null; Allen Garfield · null; Paul Reiser · null
- Genres
- action; comedy
- Themes
- Crime; Corruption; Buddy Comedy
- Tone and mood
- Action-heavy; Comedy
- Premise and plot tags
- Sequel; Buddy Cop; Crime Comedy
- Franchise connections
- Beverly Hills Cop
- Reception
- The film was a commercial success but received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising Murphy's performance while others criticized the script's lack of originality compared to the first film.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 48 · scale: 100 · review count: 11
- Awards and nominations
- Academy Award · Best Original Song · Nomination; Golden Globe Award · Best Original Song · Nomination; Golden Raspberry Award · Worst Original Song · Win
- Production trivia
- The film was originally intended to be set and filmed in London and Paris before being changed to the United States.; The film was considered for a television series adaptation before Murphy agreed to a sequel.; The film's soundtrack reached number 8 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
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