Beverly Hills Cop

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

Movie Details

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Lisa Eilbacher, Judge Reinhold, Bronson Pinchot, Ronny Cox
MPAA Rating: R
Running time: 105
DVD Aspect Ratios: 1.85:1

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DVD Features:

Audio commentary by director Martin Brest

Music of Beverly Hills Cop

Location map

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International rating:

Europe: 15
Australia: M

DVD International release dates:
North America: Jan 29, 02
Europe: May 13, 02

VHS International release dates:
North America: Jul 8, 97
Europe: Nov 2, 87