{"id":39943,"date":"2018-01-16T12:38:06","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T19:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39943"},"modified":"2021-01-20T18:27:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T01:27:42","slug":"beverly-hills-cop-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39943","title":{"rendered":"Beverly Hills Cop (1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;This thing is very personal to me.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-39944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Poster.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen his visiting buddy (James Russo) is murdered, a Detroit-based detective (Eddie Murphy) travels to Beverly Hills to investigate potentially criminal dealings at the art gallery where Russo worked, managed by their mutual friend (Lisa Eilbacher); but will Murphy&#8217;s efforts be foiled by local cops (John Ashton and Judge Reinhold) who resent his involvement?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Criminal Investigation<\/li>\n<li>Eddie Murphy Films<\/li>\n<li>Police<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;phenomenally successful Eddie Murphy comedy-crime drama&#8221; contains &#8220;some nice moments between Murphy and Beverly Hills cops Judge Reinhold and John Ashton, whom he wins over&#8221;, but argues that the &#8220;story is terribly written&#8221; and that director Martin Brest&#8217;s &#8220;comic touches are always disruptive&#8221;. However, he concedes that &#8220;Murphy saves the day, successfully fighting through his bad lines and improvising &#8212; hilariously &#8212; like crazy&#8221; as he &#8220;invade[s] ritzy establishments (fancy hotels, restaurants, art galleries, Beverly Hills mansions) or institutions and, using his con act, imitate[s] authority figures&#8221;. I think Peary&#8217;s a bit too harsh on this cult &#8217;80s favorite: while it may be a &#8220;big joke&#8221; that Daniel Petrie&#8217;s script &#8220;received an Oscar nomination&#8221; (!), <em>Beverly Hills Cop<\/em> (the first in a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beverly_Hills_Cop_(film_series)\">lengthy franchise<\/a>) remains a serviceable, well-executed, fast-paced thriller with plenty of danger and laughs. Murphy&#8217;s loyalty and persistence are charming, and the theme song is catchy enough to deserve its own &#8220;must-listen&#8221; status. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy2-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Beverly-Hills-Cop-Murphy2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Harold Faltmeyer&#8217;s catchy theme song<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0086960\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/review\/2565\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=6187&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1984\/12\/05\/movies\/film-murphy-in-beverly-hills-cop.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This thing is very personal to me.&#8221; Synopsis: When his visiting buddy (James Russo) is murdered, a Detroit-based detective (Eddie Murphy) travels to Beverly Hills to investigate potentially criminal dealings at the art gallery where Russo worked, managed by their mutual friend (Lisa Eilbacher); but will Murphy&#8217;s efforts be foiled by local cops (John Ashton and Judge Reinhold) who resent his involvement? Genres: Criminal Investigation Eddie Murphy Films Police Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary writes that this &#8220;phenomenally successful Eddie&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39943\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39943"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64804,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39943\/revisions\/64804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}