• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1984-12-05
  • Runtime105 minutes
  • TaglineHe's been chased, thrown through a window and arrested. Eddie Murphy is a Detroit cop on vacation in Beverly Hills.
  • Revenue316,360,478$
  • GenreComedy, Crime, Action
  • Production
    CompaniesParamount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Productions, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
  • Budget14,000,000$

Movie Overview

Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.

Casts

Eddie Murphy

Judge Reinhold

John Ashton

Lisa Eilbacher

Ronny Cox

Steven Berkoff

James Russo

Jonathan Banks

Stephen Elliott

Gilbert R. Hill

Bronson Pinchot

Paul Reiser

Michael Champion

Frank Pesce

Gene Borkan

Michael Gregory

Alice Cadogan

Karen Mayo-Chandler

Gerald Berns

Israel Juarbe

Randy Vasquez

Damon Wayans

Chuck Adamson

Rick Overton

Mike Pniewski

Douglas Warhit

Tom Everett

David Wells

Carl Weintraub

Darwyn Carson