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Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, written by Daniel Petrie Jr. and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley. It's the first installment to the Beverly Hills Cop series.

Plot
Police officer Axel Foley's close friend Mikey Tandino is murdered soon after he arrives in Detroit. Axel takes up the investigation of the case, which leads him to the crime world of Beverly Hills. In this film, Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who visits Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff and Jonathan Banks appear in supporting roles.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The idea for a comedy film that follows a cop goes to visit Beverly Hills to find out who murder his close friend is very entertaining.
 * 2) Tons of cool action, and chases sequences,
 * 3) The first half of the movie is very TBA
 * 4) Detective Axel Foley is a lovable, funny, and memorable character.
 * 5) Great soundtrack that was composed by Harold Faltermeyer. Not only that, but it has a memorable song called Axel F, which it was also used in the infamous Crazy Frog song.
 * 6) Amazing cinematography.

Reception
Beverly Hills Cop received critical acclaim upon its release. Axel Foley became Murphy's signature role and was ranked No. 78 on Empire magazine's list of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. It has an 83% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 52 reviews, with an average score of 7.16/10. The site's consensus reads, "The buddy cop movie continues its evolution unabated with this Eddie Murphy vehicle that's fast, furious, and funny." In 2003, the film was picked by The New York Times as one of the 1000 Best Movies Ever Made.

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