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Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

15 100 min  -  Action | Comedy | Crime  -   20 May 1987 (USA)
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Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogamil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.

Director:

Tony Scott

Writers:

Danilo Bach (characters), Daniel Petrie Jr. (characters), and 6 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Murphy ...
Judge Reinhold ...
Jürgen Prochnow ...
Ronny Cox ...
John Ashton ...
Brigitte Nielsen ...
Allen Garfield ...
Dean Stockwell ...
Paul Reiser ...
Gilbert R. Hill ...
Insp. Douglas Todd (as Gil Hill)
Paul Guilfoyle ...
Robert Ridgely Robert Ridgely ...
Brian O'Connor Brian O'Connor ...
Biddle, Lutz's Aide
Alice Adair Alice Adair ...
Eugene Butler Eugene Butler ...
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Storyline

A series of strange robberies brings Axel Foley back to Beverly Hills to help his two fellow cops solve the case. All the familiar faces of the first film are back... Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Robbery | Police | Weapon | Detective | Tall Woman  | See more »

Taglines:

The Heat's Back On! See more »

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Le flic de Beverly Hills II See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,008,450 (UK) (18 October 1987) (249 Screens)

Gross:

$300,000,000 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene at Billy's apartment where both Axel and Billy sing the theme to "The Dating Game", the singing was improvised by Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Foley tries to break into Cain's desk drawer, his knife blade breaks off inside. He borrows Rosewood's switchblade to finally open the drawer, yet the broken knife blade is nowhere to be seen in the drawer. See more »

Quotes

Axel Foley: [to Rosewood and Taggart] "If you get your head out of your ass long enough"? "Kiss my ass"? You're gettin' more and more like me every day. Next thing you know you're gonna have Afros... big dicks and all!
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Connections

Referenced in "Inside the Actors Studio: Eddie Murphy (#13.2)" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Hold On"
Performed by Corey Hart See more »