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List Price: $9.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 73 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4184
Category: DVD
Actor: Eddie Murphy
Publisher: Paramount
Studio: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Label: Paramount
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 105 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0792178629
UPC: 097360113440
EAN: 0097360113440
ASIN: B00005JKCB
Release Date: January 29, 2002
Theatrical Release Date: November 30, 1983
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com essential video
While its sequels were formulaic and safe, the first Beverly Hills Cop set out to explore some uncharted territory, and succeeded. A blend of violent action picture and sharp comedy, the film has an excellent director, Martin Brest (Scent of a Woman), who finds some original perspectives on stock scenes (highway chases, police rousts) and hits a gleeful note with Murphy while skewering L.A. culture. Good support from Judge Reinhold and John Ashton as local cops not used to doing things the Detroit way (Murphy's character hails from the Motor City). Paul Reiser has a funny, brief moment at the beginning, and Bronson Pinchot makes a hilarious impression in a great, never-to-be-duplicated scene with the star. --Tom Keogh
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Customer Reviews: Read 68 more reviews...
 taut drama, wonderful comic relief February 14, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great film, one in the series of excellent films that Murphy did early in his career that have more creative energy in them than the later ones that he seems to just walk through. He proves himself to be an excellent actor and a hilarious comic at the same time, in perfect balance and never over the top. The other actors are also uniformly brilliant. I watched this again because I was just in Beverly Hills, and this gives a truly splendid take on the culture there. Every time I watch this I am rivetted while uproariously laughing.
Warmly recommended.
The theme song and Eddie Murphy's laugh alone are worth the price October 11, 2005
The title kind of gives this review away. I LOVE the theme song to this movie and everytime I hear Eddie Murphy laugh I start cracking up. This is a good movie too. Its before Eddie Murphy sold out and did movies like "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" and "Haunted Mansion." This isn't really a funny Eddie Murphy movie, its an action movie.
One Of The Sharpest And Hilarious Comedies Of The 1980s' August 18, 2005
The 1980s' yielded a lot of classic cop movies: "Die Hard", "Lethal Weapon", "Police Academy" and many others all came out in the years between 1984 and 1988. But there was one film that came before all of those, and defined the cop movie comedy/drama forever. That film was "Beverly Hills Cop".
"Beverly Hills Cop" was initially written in 1983 with Sylvester Stallone in mind for the part of Detroit cop turned Beverly Hills cop Axl Foley. But Stallone backed out of the project. Desparate for another lead actor, the producers turned to Eddie Murphy, star of the box office hits "Trading Places" and "48 Hours" and the most popular castmember on "Saturday Night Live" for a good two years. But the producers managed to lure Murphy away from "SNL" with a hefty salary. The rest as they say is history.
Detroit cop Axl Foley (Murphy) is one officer is known for what he calls "f*&^ups". When his latest f*&^up nearly costs him his job, he returns home to find his friend Mike has flew in from L.A. for a visit. After a night of partying, Axl and Mike return to Axl's apartment to find two criminals waiting for them. Axl is knocked out and Tony is killed over a business deal. Distraught over losing his friend, Axl takes a "vacation" Beverly Hills. Though he is told stay off the case Axl is determined to find who killed his friend. This leads him Victor Maitland (Steve Berkoff), a wealthy art dealers who may be dealing more than just pretty paintings. But when an interrogation with him goes awry, Axl is arrested by the Beverly Hills P.D. He is put under the watchful eyes of two cops (John Saxton, Judge Reinhold). But rather than doing their jobs, the two become friends with Axl and get him out of a huge pickle. But when Axl learsn of a drug ring operated by Maitland, he and the two cops are determined to thwart him and find Mike's killer. It's big thrills and even bigger laughs in this 1980s' comedy classic.
As for the dvd itself, tge sound and picture quality is excellent, and the bonus features are worth it. A dvd I would recommend picking up.
The Original Buddy Cop Movie? August 2, 2005
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
It's really nice to see Beverly Hills Cop get it's long list of great reviews. The Terminator(Arnold Schwarzeneggar), and Indiana Jones:The Temple of Doom(Harrison Ford)... both overshadowed the release of Beverly Hills Cop back in 1984.
Eddie Murphy... I honestly can't say this was his best funniest role ever. 48 Hrs.(Nick Nolte), and Coming To America(Arsenio Hall) were both hilarious. I just think Beverly Hills Cop did boost Murphy's career even further... with the help of two sequels.
Judge Reinhold... who plays the goofy cop to Eddie Murphy, is a great comedian. His boyish talk and kid smile really makes you wonder how he got anywhere on being a detective. Vice Versa(Fred Savage), and Fast Times At Ridgemont High(Sean Penn) are two other excellent comedies you should check out with him.
John Ashton... the ready to retire laid back cop has his funny humor. I think with all of these three actors together, you really a get a lesson of great comedy. Ashton plays a good fatherly role also in movies such as Some Kind Of Wonderful(Eric Stoltz), and She's Having A Baby(Kevin Bacon).
The director, Martin Brest... has done a few oddball different titles. Directing Midnight Run(Robert De Niro), Meet Joe Black(Brad Pitt) even the movie Gigli(Ben Affleck). Totally opposit movies from Beverly Hills Cop, but worth taking a look at.
The dvd quality to Beverly Hills Cop is better than your average dvd. You get 5.1 surround sound, you get a commentary with the director, and interviews with all of the actors. The "Casting Beverly Hills Cop" featurette is excellent. Honestly if I was you... I would buy the box set to this Beverly Hills Cop trilogy. For a price of only ten bucks more, it's really a steal if you do.
The action in this movie is top notch 80's. The comedy is classic Murphy stuff compared to a lot of his movies today. So if you want to see how Eddie Murphy became so successful in his long career in action, comedy, and kids movies. Beverly Hills Cop is the movie to watch!
 Great Movie But Disapointing Taste! May 17, 2005
1 out of 11 found this review helpful
I liked this movie but it didn't stand out to me to be one of the best movies I have seen. The one thing that did bother me is that this movie is rated PG-13 and there is a nude dancer scene...not to mention nowhere on the dvd there is brief nudity.
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