JPV852
Entertaining enough sequel isn't as sharp as the original and some parts felt like Murphy's stand-up routine, and while the plot itself was weak, did enjoy the on-screen friendships between Murphy, Reinhold and Ashton. 3.5/5
Beverly Hills Cop II
- Action
- Comedy
- Crime
5/18/1987
103
R
Axel Foley is back. Back where he doesn't belong.
Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.
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- Revenue:
- $299,965,036
- Budget:
- $28,000,000
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Cast
- Eddie MurphyAxel Foley
- Judge ReinholdBilly Rosewood
- Jürgen ProchnowMaxwell Dent
- Ronny CoxAndrew Bogomil
- John AshtonJohn Taggart
- Brigitte NielsenKarla Fry
- Allen GarfieldHarold Lutz
- Dean StockwellChip Cain
- Paul ReiserJeffrey Friedman
- Gilbert R. HillInspector Todd
- Paul GuilfoyleNikos Thomopolis
- Robert RidgelyMayor Egan
- Brian O'ConnorBiddle
- Alice AdairJan Bogomil
- Eugene ButlerMay
- Glenn WithrowWillie
Reviews
Geronimo1967
Well I suppose a sequel to the 1984 success was inevitable, and to be fair Tony Scott has managed to re-assemble the cast from the first film and recruit Jürgen Prochnow ("Dent") to adopt the Steven Berkoff role as baddie-in-chief. The rest of this is pretty much a straight copy of the original as Eddie Murphy's "Foley" reunites with "Ashton" (John Taggart) and "Rosewood" (Judge Reinhold) to get to the bottom of an assassination attempt on their beloved "Bogomil" (Ronny Cox) after he had been suspended for failing to make inroads into the media-dominating "alphabet crimes". What now ensues is really a vehicle for the star and his quick-mouth. The others continue to deliver well as foils for his antics, though this time they are more active ...